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VA readies massive contract for veterans’ private sector health care

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The Department of Veterans Affairs is preparing to issue what’s likely to become one of the largest service contracts in government history as it restructures its arrangements, aiming for rigorous management of the department’s role as a health care payer and greater competition among health care management firms. The massive contract vehicle represents only the second time VA has signed large contracts with health plans to coordinate private sector care for veterans. The first was shortly after the MISSION Act was signed in 2018. Those contracts are now expiring, and…

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Can DoD use private funds to pay troops during shutdown?

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The Defense Department has received an anonymous $ 130 million donation to fund military salaries amid the ongoing government shutdown, but legal experts warn the Pentagon cannot legally use the funds without congressional approval. President Donald Trump said Thursday that a “friend” offered to cover any shortfall in military pay and had given “a check for $ 130 million, which was sort of a shortfall.” The White House and the Defense Department did not respond to questions about how that $ 130 million figure was determined. On Friday, Chief Pentagon…

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SUNDAY: GOTV Trivia Night With Shonda Rhimes, “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Private Practice” Casts, and Rep. Maxwell Frost

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RSVP and interview requests at press@moveon.org WASHINGTON, D.C. – As reported in The Hollywood Reporter, on Sunday, November 3, 2024 at 8 p.m. ET, MoveOn Political Action will host a virtual trivia night, “Code Blue: Democracy!” We will be joined by special guests Shonda Rhimes, Kate Walsh, U.S. Representative Maxwell Frost (FL-10), and cast members from hit medical TV dramas, “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Private Practice,” to remind voters that the best antidote for right-wing extremism is casting your ballot for Vice President Harris and Democrats downballot. During the event, panelists…

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Sec. Buttigieg insists use of private planes more efficient, saves money, for some DOT travel

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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has reportedly taken at least 18 flights on taxpayer-funded private planes since taking office despite his push to curb carbon emissions and criticism of his predecessors for using private travel. The Washington Times stories: White House

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‘Clear and utter disregard’: Immigrants file complaint over hazardous conditions at private facility

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People detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) continue to be harmed by hazardous detention conditions. Nine immigrants jailed at a private facility in southern California say in a civil rights complaint that they’ve suffered from difficulty breathing, headaches, and gastrointestinal pain due to hazardous air, dust, mold, and drinking water contamination at the Imperial Regional Detention Facility. “We are breathing in sewage and manure fumes constantly due to the nonfunctional air ventilation system,” Ramon Dominguez Gonzalez said in a release. The Management & Training Corporation-operated (MTC) facility is located in an agricultural region.…

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