1. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 01-31-2007 #3nf013107-3.htm
.../nf013007-8.htm Linda Bilmes' article that started this fuss here ... Messenger by Scott Jaschik Linda J. Bilmes, a lecturer in public policy at ... now continues to trash her research. Bilmes has become a leading expert on economic .... The story begins with a paper Bilmes wrote last year with Joseph E. .... After the study was publicized, Bilmes was approached by some experts on veterans ... And that s the question that led Bilmes to prepare a 21-page study ... might have escaped Pentagon notice. But Bilmes also published an op-ed version .... The central argument of the new Bilmes paper is that so many soldiers are... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfJAN07/nf013107-3.htm
... CLAIMS CRISIS -- Prof. Linda Bilmes of Harvard favors the "approve all ... has championed this before Congress. Linda Bilmes The story below is from the Harvard ... is the mention that Prof. Linda Bilmes, a Public Policy Lecturer, has ... of president-elect Barack Obama. Bilmes could be a veteran's best ... help cut the backlog of claims, Bilmes has proposed the "approve all claims ... complex problems. For more about Linda Bilmes, use the VA Watchdog search engine ...sessea rch.php?q=bilmes&op=and Story here. ... State Department; Public Policy Lecturer Linda Bilmes for the Department of Veterans Affairs;... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfnov08/nf112608-3.htm
... DEPUTY SECRETARY GOULD AND HARVARD PROF. BILMES TEAM UP FOR BOOK -- " ...&op=ph Prof. Linda Bilmes of Harvard is best known for her ... auditing for accuracy. For more about Bilmes, use the VA Watchdog search engine ...sess earch.php?q=bilmes&op=and Story here. ... you understand what keeps Linda J. Bilmes and W. Scott Gould up at ... new book, The People Factor, Bilmes and Gould offer the archetype of Jim ... to do more than ever before. Bilmes, a lecturer at Harvard University, ... can happen in government, too. Bilmes and Gould estimate that investing $21... http://www.vawatchdog.org/09/nf09/nfapr09/nf040609-4.htm
4. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 05-06-2007 #1 -- WOUNDED VETS, BROKEN SYSTEM -- America's injured servicemembers are coming home to face another battle: with red tape, delays and a VA ill-prepared to handle a long war's crushing caseload. A special report from CQ Weekly. And, a look at the ongoing battle between Rep. Bob Filner, House Vets' Chair, and the former Chair, Rep. Steve Buyer: A Little War of Their Own.nf050607-1.htm
... and women who have served the nation, said Linda Bilmes, a lecturer in public policy at Harvard University ...1.8 billion more. But experts such as Bilmes warn that the extra money will do little good ... has not prepared itself for such demands. Harvard s Bilmes notes that while the VA has steadfastly maintained that ... able to get into the VA disability benefits ladder, Bilmes said. She expects the situation to worsen, ... discharge. The main stress is yet to come, Bilmes said. There will be a huge increase in ... of California, have embraced a new approach proposed by Bilmes in which the government would assume that all claims... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfMAY07/nf050607-1.htm
5. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 03-22-2007 #1 -- UPDATE: SOLDIERS TRAPPED IN LIMBO BETWEEN MILITARY AND VETERAN STATUS -- Prof. Linda Bilmes proposes more changes to improve the system.nf032207-1.htm
... AND VETERAN STATUS -- Prof. Linda Bilmes proposes more changes to improve the system. ... AND VETERAN STATUS -- Prof. Linda Bilmes proposes more changes to improve the system. Prof. Linda Bilmes Background on Prof. Linda Bilmes here... http:// ...-- Soldiers trapped in limbo By Linda Bilmes, Globe Columnist ON THE fourth anniversary of ... have borne the burden of combat. Linda Bilmes, an assistant secretary of Commerce in the ... AND VETERAN STATUS --Prof.Linda Bilmes proposes more changes to improve the system.... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfMAR07/nf032207-1.htm
6. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 03-14-2007 #3 -- RADICAL CONCEPT: APPROVE ALL VA DISABILITY CLAIMS -- Researcher tells Congress that auditors could then examine claims to weed out fraud, just like the IRS does.nf031407-3.htm
..., just like the IRS does. Prof. Linda Bilmes The woman pictured on this page, Prof. Linda Bilmes of Harvard, could turn out to be a veteran's best friend. Bilmes has proposed a unique system: Approve all VA disability ... from there...just like the IRS. Bilmes did this some time ago in an article she ... panel, the Government Accountability Office and Harvard professor Linda Bilmes detailed their study into the VA's claims ... courting a "financial and potentially emotional disaster." Bilmes, a professor at Harvard's Kennedy School... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfMAR07/nf031407-3.htm
... the help they deserve. It can trust them. James Eggemeyer on active duty. For more about Linda Bilmes, featured in the article below, use the VA Watchdog search engine... click here... http://www.yourvabenefits.org/sessea rch.php?q=bilmes&op=and Story here... http://www. miller-mccune.com ... more veterans would likely land on their feet quickly. 'This is not rocket science,' says Linda Bilmes, a professor at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. 'This is not as difficult as... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfsep08/nf091808-5.htm
8. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 02-01-2007 #2nf020107-2.htm
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9. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 05-28-2007 #13 -- MEDICAL AND DISABILITY COSTS MAY EXCEED WAR OUTLAY -- Thousands of troops who would have been killed outright in previous wars now survive their wounds.nf052807-13.htm
... outright in previous wars now survive their wounds. Prof. Linda Bilmes Story here... http://www. ... total cost of the war, according to a study by Linda Bilmes, public policy lecturer at the John F. Kennedy School ... cases, up to $44,000 annually, according to Bilmes' study. From the mildest to most severe disability, ...2 million, not including cost-of-living increases. Bilmes estimates that if 44 percent of veterans - the same rate ..., when far more people died of their injuries, according to Bilmes' research: 1.2 wounded per fatality in the... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfMAY07/nf052807-13.htm
10. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 02-12-2007 #4 -- COST OF IRAQ WAR WILL HIT VA HOSPITALS -- As wounds and injuries mount, so does the financial burden imposed on the VA.nf021207-4.htm
... Iraq veterans were eligible for VA health care, according to Linda Bilmes of Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of ... 40 years could cost the VA at least $282 billion, Bilmes reported in research she presented last month to the Allied Social ...,000 veterans of those wars receive monthly disability compensation checks, Bilmes reported. The VA's disability expenses could reach at ... billion during the next 40 years as more veterans seek help, Bilmes reported. That bill could rise to as much $127 ... and health care to Iraq and Afghanistan veterans is as high as Bilmes' estimate. The Congressional Budget Office put it much lower... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfFEB07/nf021207-4.htm
