Health & Well-Being
2025 February
2025-02-24 The Trump administration integrated AI to automate both general population healthcare and VA health care claims.
https://news.stanford.edu/stories/2026/01/ai-algorithms-health-insurance-care-risks-research
https://department.va.gov/ai/ai-use-case-inventory/
2025 March
2025-03-05 Millions of Veterans feel that privatized healthcare will rapidly eat into the VA budget.
2025 May
2025-05-15 Trump kicked a new VA budget in high gear to privatize VA healthcare and dismantle the system. According to Veteran’s Affairs CMTE, at least 1.2M Veterans will lose their provider AND 62000 Veterans will lose their federal jobs.
https://apwu.org/news/dangerous-new-trump-bill-threatens-veterans-health-care/
https://prospect.org/2026/06/04/trump-kicks-dismantling-of-veterans-health-care-into-high-gear/
https://nmvetscaucus.org/articles/trump-is-dismantling-the-va-to-privatize-veterans-health-care/
VETS LOSING PROVIDERS https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/congressional/4432026/va-workforce-losses-veteran-healthcare/
VETS LOSING JOBS https://www.cbpp.org/blog/veterans-have-borne-trump-administrations-deep-cuts-to-federal-personnel
VETS LOSING JOBS https://www.afge.org/article/new-report-details-how-trumps-policies-are-harming-veterans-va-workers/
2025 June
2025-06-30 DeSantis vetoed stormwater funding, homeless housing, $200,000 for a Samaritan Resource Center program, and $400,000 for the Transition House Homeless Veterans Program in Osceola County.
2025 July
2025-07-03 DeSantis vetoed funds set aside for “Patriot Passport”, a veteran program designed to allow permanent Florida residents who are veterans to ride transit lines for free.
2025 August
2025-08-01 The Trump administration banned veterans from accessing abortion care or counseling.
https://reproductiverights.org/5-things-trump-va-abortion-ban/
2025 September
2025-09-24 Pete Hegseth shut down the Women Advisory Council for the military.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/24/politics/hegseth-shuts-down-women-advisory-military
2026 April
2026-04-21 Senator Roger Wicker of the Senate Armed Services Committee criticized the Pentagon for getting rid of flu shot mandates for military readiness.
https://theweek.com/politics/hegseth-military-flu-vaccine-requirement
2026 June
2026-06-10 Congress proposed more cuts to VA benefits.
2026 July
2026-07-06 The Take Care of America’s Veterans Act HR 9237/S.4744 sparked division between veterans’ groups on the best path forward.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gwiBUavSJs&list=WL&index=11&t=30s
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/15/house-take-care-veterans-act-00999260
https://www.stripes.com/veterans/2026-07-06/take-care-of-americas-veterans-act-22193190.html
2026-07-15 Hegseth announced a new policy to test troops for low testosterone.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/15/us-military-testosterone-screening-hegseth
2026 August
2026-08-12 Concern grew over food shortages and poor conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln including incidents of attempted suicide which the Navy denied.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cyvl2d5j52lo
https://www.npr.org/2026/08/13/g-s1-138591/uss-abraham-lincoln-conditions
2026-08-26 The sailor who jumped off USS Lincoln on August 3 in an attempted suicide after a 270-day deployment received disciplinary action and pay reduction from the Navy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_1SGE7frFk&list=WL&index=3&t=50s