VA Testimony before the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Health

2011 (112th Congress, First Session)

• U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs Panel , TESTIMONY OF HOUSE VETERANS' AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH HEARING ON VETERAN SUICIDE PREVENTION
  
  

• Dr. Robert Petzel, STATEMENT OF DR. ROBERT A. PETZEL UNDER SECRETARY FOR HEALTH VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
  
  

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2010 (111th Congress, Second Session)

• Lucille B. Beck, Ph.D., Chief Consultant, Rehabilitation Services, Office of Patient Care Services, Director, Audiology and Speech Pathology Service, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Healing the Physical Injuries of War
  
  

• Gail Graham, Deputy Chief Officer, Health Information Management, Office of Health Information, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Overcoming Rural Health Care Barriers: Use of Innovative Wireless Health Technology Solutions
  
  

• Cathy Chiovitti Williams, Supervisor, Recreation Theraphy Section, James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital, Tampa, FL, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs testifying before the Subcommittee on Health to discuss Recreation Therapy and Healing our Wounded Warriors
  
  
• Steven G. Scott, Chief, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Serivce, James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital, Tampa, FL, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs testifying before the Subcommittee on Health to discuss Recreation Therapy and Healing our Wounded Warriors
  
  

• Patricia Vandenberg, Assistant Deputy Under Secretary for Health for Policy and Planning, Acting Director, Office of Rural Health, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs testifying before the Subcommittee on Health to discuss U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' Implementation of the Enhanced Contract Care Pilot Program
  
  

• Susan P. Bowers, Director, Veterans Affairs Southwest Health Care Network, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, testifying before the Subcommittee on Health to discuss Providing Essential Services and Benefits to Veterans in New Mexico and Across America
  
  

• Gerald M. Cross, Deputy Chief for Patient Care Services and Chief Consultant for Primary Care, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, testifying before the Subcommittee on Health Legislative, Hearing on H.R. 949, H.R. 1075, H.R. 2698, H.R. 2699, H.R. 2879, H.R. 3926, H.R. 4006, H.R. 84, and 3 Discussion Drafts
  
  

• James F. Burris, Chief Consultant, Geriatrics and Extended Care, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, testifying before the Subcommittee on Health to discuss Legislative Hearing on H.R. 4241
  
  

• Robert A. Petzel, Under Secretary for Health, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs,testifying before the Subcommittee on Health to discuss The Veterans Health Administration’s Fiscal Year 2011 Budget
  
  

• Gary M. Baker, Chief Business Officer, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs testifying before the Subcommittee on Health to discuss Review of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Contract Health Care: Project HERO
  
  
• Belinda J. Finn, Assistant Inspector General for Audits and Evaluations, Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, testifying before the Subcommittee on Health to discuss Review of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Contract Health Care: Project HERO
  
  

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2009 (111th Congress, First Session)

• Gary M. Baker, Chief Business Officer, VHA, testifying before the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Health, to discuss the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) billing practices.
  
  

• Peter H. Dougherty, Director, Homeless Veterans Programs, Office of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs, testifying before the Subcommittee on Health, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to present the Department's views on legislation affecting programs of benefits and services.
  
  

• Michael A. Valentino, R. PH., MHSA, Chief Consultant, Pharmacy Benefits Management Services, VHA, testifying before the Subcommittee on Health, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to discuss VA's Pharmacy Benefits Management Services (PBM) program and National Formulary and patient safety initiatives.
  
  

• Joseph Williams, Deputy under secretary for Health for Operations and Management, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, to discuss the brachytherapy program safety and performance standards.
  
  

• Madhulika Agarwal, M.D., MPH, Chief Officer of Patient Care Services, before a House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, to discuss the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA's) programs and support of family caregivers.
  
  

• Gerald Cross, Principal Deputy Under Secretary for Health, before a hearing of the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittees on Health, to present the Administration's views on four bills (one of which is in draft form) that would affect Department of Veterans Affairs programs that provide veterans benefits and services.
  
  

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2008 (110th Congress, Second Session)

• Gerald Cross, MD, Principal Deputy Under Secretary for Health, before a House Veterans' Affairs Health Subcommittee hearing, to to present the Administration's views on two bills, H.R. 3051, the "Heroes at Home Act of 2007," and H.R. 6153, the "Veterans' Medical Personnel Recruitment and Retention Act of 2008."
  
  

• Joleen Clark, Chief Officer, Workforce Management and Consulting, Department of Veterans Affairs, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, to discuss "Human Resources Challenges" within the Department of Veterans Affairs' Veterans Health Administration.
  
  

• Brian Stiller, Center Director Togus VA Medical Center, before a House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health hearing, to discuss the care and services which the Department of Veterans Affairs provide to veterans in Maine.
  
  

• Antoinette Zeiss, Ph.D., Associate Chief Consultant, Office of Mental Health Services, before a House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health Hearing, to discuss the ongoing steps that the Department of Veterans Affairs is taking to treat substance abuse and co-morbid disorders.
  
  

• Donald Orndoff, Director, Office of Construction and Facilities Management, before a House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health hearing, to discuss the Department of Veteran Affairs' draft bill to request authorization for six major medical construction projects and twelve major medical facility leases, as well as addressing other issues related to the Department's construction program.
  
  

• Gerald Cross, MD, Principal Deputy Under Secretary for Health, before a House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health hearing, to present the Administration's views on eight bills that would affect Department of Veterans Affairs programs that provide veteran health care benefits and services.
  
  

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2007 (110th Congress, First Session)

• Gerald Cross, MD, Principal Deputy Under Secretary for Health, before a House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health and Oversight and Investigations hearing, to discuss the issue of outpatient waiting times.
  
  

• William Feeley, Deputy Under Secretary for Health, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, to discuss the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration recruitment and retention program for health care professionals.
  
  

• Joel Kupersmith, MD, Chief Research and Development Officer, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, to discuss the Department of Veterans Affairs medical and prosthetic research program.
  
  

• Pete Dougherty, Director, Homeless Veterans Programs, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, to discuss the Department of Veterans Affairs' Grant and Per Diem program.
  
  

• Lawrence Deyton, MD, Chief Public Health and Environmental Hazards Officer, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, to discuss VA's response to the health care and other needs of veterans who have served in combat in Southwest Asia.
  
  

• Patricia Vandenberg, Assistant Deputy Under Secretary for Health for Policy and Planning, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, to discuss the strategic direction and plan for the future of long term care in the Department of Veterans Affairs.
  
  

• Gerald Cross, MD, Acting Principal Deputy Under Secretary for Health, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, to discuss ongoing efforts in the Veterans Health Administration to provide safe, effective, efficient and compassionate health care to veterans residing in rural areas.
  
  

• Barbara Sigford, MD, PhD, National Program Director for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, to discuss the Veterans Health Administration's seamless transition process from the perspective of the Polytrauma System of Care.
  
  

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2006 (109th Congress, Second Session)

• Gerald Cross, Acting Principal Deputy Under Secretary for Health, Department of Veterans Affairs, before the House Veterans Subcommittee on Health, to discuss ongoing efforts in the Veterans Health Administration to improve the quality of care we provide to veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injuries.
  
  

• Jonathan Perlin, MD, Under Secretary for Health, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, to discuss ongoing efforts in the Veterans Health Administration to provide safe, effective, efficient and compassionate health care to veterans residing in rural areas.
  
  

• Michael Kussman, MD, Principal Deputy Under Secretary for Health, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, to provide an overview of the Veterans Health Administration data management and security procedures in place to ensure the safety and integrity of veterans' electronic health records, and to safeguard sensitive personal veteran information from internal and external security threats.
  
  

• Jonathan Perlin, MD, Under Secretary for Health, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, regarding collaboration between the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense.
  
  

• Jonathan Perlin, MD, Under Secretary for Health, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, regarding the President's 2007 budget proposal for the Veterans Health Administration.
  
  

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2005 (109th Congress, First Session)

• Tim S. McClain, General Counsel and Chief Management Officer, before a House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health field Hearing, to discuss the Department of Veterans Affairs' valued partnership with the Medical University of South Carolina.
  
  

• Jeannette Chirico-Post, M.D., Network Director, VISN 1, before a House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health field hearing, to discuss "Rural Veterans' Access to Primary Care: Successes and Challenges."
  
  
• John Sims, Togus VA Medical Center, before a House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health field hearing, regarding Rural Veterans' Access to Primary Care in Maine.
  
  

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2004 (108th Congress, Second Session)

• Anthony Principi, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, regarding the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services (CARES).
  
  

• Lawrence Biro, Director, VA Rocky Mountain Healthcare Network, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, regarding the potential sharing agreement with DoD on the Fitzsimons campus.
  
  

• Ricardo Randle, Director, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Regional Office, Hartford, Connecticut, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, to discuss OneVA sharing opportunities between the Hartford VA Regional Office and the Newington Campus of the VA Connecticut Healthcare System.
  
  
• Roger Johnson, Director, Connecticut VA Healthcare System, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, to discuss mproving health care services to veterans in the State of Connecticut.
  
  
• Richard A. Sapp, Jr., Military Services Coordinator, Fort Drum, NY, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, to discuss how the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) team at Fort Drum assists the Connecticut National Guard and other troops during the demobilization process.
  
  
• Fred S. Wright, MD, Associate Chief of Staff for Research, VA Connecticut Healthcare System, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, to discuss health care facilities and opportunities for improving health care for veterans in the State of Connecticut.
  
  
• Jeannette Chirico-Post, MD, Network Director, VA New England Healthcare System, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, to discuss mproving health care services to veterans in the State of Connecticut.
  
  

• Gordon H. Mansfield, Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, to present the Department's views on several bills and a draft bill pertaining primarily to veteran's health care and related administrative matters.
  
  
• Marsha Tansey Four, Chair, Advisory Committee on Women Veterans, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, regarding H.R. 3849, the Military Sexual Trauma Counseling Act of 2004, a bill which would permanently authorize VA's program to provide counseling services and care for sexual trauma.
  
  
• Robert Van Keuren, Chair, Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, regarding H.R. 4248, the Homeless Veterans Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2004, a bill which would extend VA's authority to carry out the Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program.
  
  

• Jose Coronado, Director, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, regarding veterans' health care in the Texas Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN 17) Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN 17).
  
  

• Jonathan Perlin, Deputy Under Secretary for Health, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, regarding the Department of Veterans Affairs' Transitional Pharmacy Benefit Program.
  
  

• Robert H. Roswell, MD, Under Secretary for Health, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, regarding the care of veterans who may be suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a consequence of their exposure to the hardships of deployment and the rigors of combat.
  
  

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2003 (108th Congress, First Session)

• Robert Roswell, M.D., Under Secretary for Health, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, regarding legislative proposals that will greatly enhance VA's ability to recruit and retain the highest quality physicians, dentists, and nurses to care for the Nation's veterans.
  
  

• Robert H. Roswell, MD, Under Secretary for Health, Veterans Health Administration, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, regarding the Administration's views.
  
  

• Anthony Principi, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, before the Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, regarding the process that produced VA's Draft National CARES (Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services) Plan.
  
  

• Robert H. Roswell, MD, Under Secretary for Health, Veterans Health Administration, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, regarding the Administration's views on H.R. 1585, a bill to establish an office to oversee research compliance and assurance within the Veterans Health Administration.
  
  

• Robert H. Roswell, MD, Under Secretary for Health, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, to discuss construction needs of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and VA's views.
  
  

• Robert H. Roswell, MD, Under Secretary for Health before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, regarding VA's long-term care programs and issues related to the GAO report " VA Long-Term Care: Service Gaps and Facility Restrictions Limit Veterans' Access to Non institutional Care".
  
  

• Dr. Leo S. MacKay, Jr., Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, regarding VA's programs and services for homeless veterans.
  
  
• Ned L. Cooney, Ph.D., Director of Mental Health and Substance Abuse at the Newington Campus of the VA Connecticut Healthcare System, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, regarding the daily challenge of promoting recovery for homeless veterans with substance use disorders.
  
  

• Nelda P. Wray, MD, MPH, Chief Research and Development Officer, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health regarding the Department of Veterans Affairs medical and prosthetic research program.
  
  

• Robert H. Roswell, MD, Under Secretary for Health, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, regarding PL 107-287 and VA-DoD efforts to coordinate force protection in the active duty military.
  
  

• Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, regarding whether VA should provide veterans with pharmaceuticals prescribed by physicians or other health-care professionals who have no affiliation with VA.
  
  

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