A shortfall in the Department of Veterans Affairs' health-care budget isn't as big as previously predicted, but the department will still need some extra money next year, department officials told ...

The VA has cited the PACT Act, a landmark law that passed with bipartisan support in 2022, as the key driver behind the budget shortfall, pointing to increases in enrollment in VA health care ...

The VA also no longer projects a $12 billion shortfall for fiscal 2025. Higher costs for an increase in health care enrollments, payroll and equipment purchases all fell within original budget ...

“This represents by far the largest budget shortfall that VA has experienced under any administration,” Bost said, referring to the total $15 billion. “This is not just fiscal mismanagement.

Lawmakers accuse VA leaders of exaggerating budget shortfall Congress approved $3 billion in emergency VA funding in September, but officials now say they did not need the money to cover immediate ...

The VA has cited the PACT Act, a landmark law that passed with bipartisan support in 2022, as the key driver behind the budget shortfall, pointing to increases in enrollment in VA health care ...