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1. PRIVATIZING THE VA: OFFICIAL SAYS OUTSOURCED HEALTHCARE NOW COVERS 30% OF VETERANS -- So-called "pilot program" now has private contractors gobbling up huge chunk of budget as VA hospitals struggle. -- VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 02-26-2009PRIVATIZING THE VA: OFFICIAL SAYS OUTSOURCED HEALTHCARE NOW COVERS 30% OF VETERANS -- So-called "pilot program" now has private contractors gobbling up huge chunk of budget as VA hospitals struggle. -- VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 02-26-2009
... the VA started a pilot program called Project HERO. The concept was to provide local ... Give your program a compelling name: Project Hero. Tell people that it will not ... years later, we find out that Project HERO has outsourced VA healthcare to 30% of the veteran population. More on Project HERO here... http:/...
http://www.vawatchdog.org/09/nf09/nffeb09/nf022609-1.htm

2. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 04-02-06 #1VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 04-02-06 #1
... IN PRIVATIZING THE VA IS HERE: PROJECT HERO -- PUSHED BY REP. STEVE ... Give your program a compelling name: Project Hero. Tell people that it will not ... in support of the VA's Project Hero plan. 'In rural areas like ... for routine care.' Under the Project Hero program, Osborne said Thursday, veterans...
http://www.vawatchdog.org/old newsflashes APR 06/newsflash04-02-2006-1.htm

3. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 10-11-2007 #4 -- PRIVATIZING THE VA: HMO TO PROVIDE SOME VETERANS' HEALTHCARE IN PARTS OF 23 STATES -- Humana Veterans Healthcare Services, led by former VA official Alfonzo Poteet, gets Project Hero contracts.nf101107-4.htm
... former VA official Alfonzo Poteet, gets Project Hero contracts. The Nation's # ... former VA official Alfonzo Poteet, gets Project Hero contracts. Here is the next step in privatizing the VA. Project Hero will provide healthcare to rural vets. ... VA healthcare system. For more about Project Hero, use the VA Watchdog search engine...
http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfOCT07/nf101107-4.htm

4. VA Watchdog dot Org - House Committee on Veterans' Affairs News - 03-29-06 #2VA Watchdog dot Org - House Committee on Veterans' Affairs News - 03-29-06 #2
..., 2006 Committee learns details of VA Project HERO Washington, DC Veterans, especially those ... can acquire the most current information on Project HERO and gives us an opportunity to discuss ... scale. In their legislation that prompted Project HERO, Congress stated that health care purchased ... nationwide. As stated by VA, Project HERO's objectives are to: *...
http://www.vawatchdog.org/housecvanews/housecvanews03-29-06-2.htm

5. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 06-30-2008 -- BILLS WOULD ALLOW VETERANS TO BUY INTO DENTAL CARE -- Private healthcare provider stands to reap billions as vets would have to pay for services VA should provide.VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 06-30-2008 -- BILLS WOULD ALLOW VETERANS TO BUY INTO DENTAL CARE -- Private healthcare provider stands to reap billions as vets would have to pay for services VA should provide.
... buddy of Steve Buyer. Buyer pushed Project Hero, a program to get rural vets ... Poteet jumped on this and got some Project Hero contracts. Story here... ... problem is, Humana has screwed up Project Hero beyond belief. In one rural county ... to find out more about Humana, Project Hero, Buyer, Burr or any other...
http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfJUN08/nf063008-3.htm

6. BUSY DAYS AHEAD FOR VETERANS' COMMITTEES -- Nearly 20 hearings are scheduled in the next few weeks including presentation of the VA's 2011 budget. - VA Watchdog dot Org - 01-15-2010BUSY DAYS AHEAD FOR VETERANS' COMMITTEES -- Nearly 20 hearings are scheduled in the next few weeks including presentation of the VA's 2011 budget. - VA Watchdog dot Org - 01-15-2010
... where the Committee will look at the Project Hero contract and issues surrounding the outsourcing of VA health care. More on Project Hero here ... http:/ ...sessearc h.php?q=project+hero&op=ph --- ... Review of VA Contract Health Care: Project HERO 1/27/2010 Roundtable on...
http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nfjan10/nf011510-1.htm

7. UNION, SENATORS QUESTION VALUE OF CONTRACTED VA CARE -- According to the AFGE, contract care requires that the VA give up a certain degree of control to for-profit outside entities. - VA Watchdog dot Org - 10-01-2009UNION, SENATORS QUESTION VALUE OF CONTRACTED VA CARE -- According to the AFGE, contract care requires that the VA give up a certain degree of control to for-profit outside entities. - VA Watchdog dot Org - 10-01-2009
... the pilot for-profit contract program, Project HERO. Through a contract with health care giant HUMANA, the VA launched Project HERO as a pilot program in 2007. The ... for the fourth and fifth option years of Project HERO and prevent further expansion of the pilot,...
http://www.vawatchdog.org/09/nf09/nfoct09/nf100109-8.htm

8. VAOIG ENUMERATES MANY CHALLENGES FACING THE VA -- Mental health care, research, contracted care, quality management and claims processing all areas of concern. -- VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 03-13-2009VAOIG ENUMERATES MANY CHALLENGES FACING THE VA -- Mental health care, research, contracted care, quality management and claims processing all areas of concern. -- VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 03-13-2009
..., Las Vegas, Nevada. As the use of contracted medical care is likely to increase as VA expands its provision of health care beyond fixed facilities, through Project Hero and related health care contracts, we will begin to review the quality of care provided to veterans under these programs. We will work with VA as they begin...
http://www.vawatchdog.org/09/nf09/nfmar09/nf031309-3.htm

9. VAOIG REVEALS MANY PROBLEMS WITH VA'S OUTSOURCED HEALTH CARE -- Congressional testimony: VA lacked reasonable assurance it received the services it paid for, paid many contractors twice, and more. - VA Watchdog dot Org - 02-04-2010VAOIG REVEALS MANY PROBLEMS WITH VA'S OUTSOURCED HEALTH CARE -- Congressional testimony: VA lacked reasonable assurance it received the services it paid for, paid many contractors twice, and more. - VA Watchdog dot Org - 02-04-2010
...S. Department of Veterans Affairs Contract Health Care: Project Hero' on February 3, 2010 -- 2/ ...S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS CONTRACT HEALTH CARE: PROJECT HERO" ON FEBRUARY 3, 2010 INTRODUCTION Mr. Chairman ... contracts, the Non-VA Fee Care Program, Project HERO, and the Foreign Medical Program. According to VHA...
http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nffeb10/nf020410-1.htm

10. VA Watchdog dot Org -- VAOIG Reports Page -- Investigations from the VA's Office of Inspector GeneralVA Watchdog dot Org -- VAOIG Reports Page -- Investigations from the VA's Office of Inspector General
... on Health Committee on Veterans' Affairs United States House of Representatives Hearing on 'Review of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Contract Health Care: Project Hero' on February 3, 2010 -- 2/3/2010 | View Statement/Testimony (PDF) Combined Assessment Program Review of the Charlie Norwood VA...
http://www.vawatchdog.org/vaoigreports.htm

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