http://future4vets.org/wordpress An Independent Commission. A Long Term Plan. Fri, 18 May 2007 13:42:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en (Washington) – Commissioners Ken Kizer, M.D., and Harry Walters were featured panelists on May 4 at a New America Foundation roundtable discussion about the current and future state of VA health care. The event’s organizer, Phillip Longman, is the author of a new book entitled, “Best Care Anywhere: Why ... http://future4vets.org/wordpress/commissioners-kizer-and-walters-featured-in-panel-discussion-on-va-health-care-broadcast-on-c-span/ Harry N. Walters, Managing Commissioner of the Commission on the Future for America’s Veterans, today announced that the Professional Golf Association (PGA) was pairing up with the Commission in support of today’s and tomorrow’s veterans.  Walters, who served as VA Administrator during the Reagan Administration, said that details about the ... http://future4vets.org/wordpress/pga-pairs-up-with-veterans-commission/ Following three days of fact-finding visits and public meetings in Tampa, Florida, Managing Commissioner Harry N. Walters said that, “the Commission on the Future for America’s Veterans has taken major strides towards its goal of developing a vision and plan for how this nation can best deliver needed benefits and ... http://future4vets.org/wordpress/commission-wraps-up-successful-tampa-meetings/ The Commission on the Future for America’s Veterans is pleased to announce that the first Webcast of it's Town Hall Meeting series, “Conversation on the Future for America’s Veterans,” will take place on Wednesday, March 14, 2007, from 7 to 9 p.m. Eastern Time.  The Town Hall meeting will originate from Tampa, Florida, ... http://future4vets.org/wordpress/commission-to-webcast-virtual-town-hall-meeting-on-march-14/ The Commission on the Future for America’s Veterans today announced that they will be expanding the reach of their activities to a worldwide audience by broadcasting their proceedings over the Internet.  The first “virtual town hall meeting” will take place on March 14 at 7:00 PM when their live town ... http://future4vets.org/wordpress/veterans%e2%80%99-commission-expands-%e2%80%98conversation%e2%80%99-via-%e2%80%98virtual%e2%80%99-town-hall-meeting/ Following a presentation to the mid-winter meeting of the National Association of State Directors of Veterans Affairs (NASDVA), Harry N. Walters, former US Veterans’ Administrator and now Managing Commissioner of the independent Commission on the Future for America’s Veterans (www.future4vets.org), said that “State Veterans’ Departments are critical to ensuring benefits ... http://future4vets.org/wordpress/commission-meets-with-nasdva/ The Commission on the Future for America’s Veterans had a tremendous start to their national “Conversations” tour in Charleston, West Virginia in January.West Virginian’s veterans and political leaders packed the State House Chamber for the Commission’s “Town Hall Meeting” to share their views on what veterans deserve and will need ... http://future4vets.org/wordpress/conversations-on-veterans-future-begin-in-west-virginia/ The Commission’s “Town Hall Meeting” in Charleston, West Virginia garnered quite a lot of media attention in West Virginia, as well as some national press. Television, radio and newspaper stories before and after the meetings helped spread the word about “Conversations on the Future for America’s Veterans.”  Watch a comprehensive ... http://future4vets.org/wordpress/media-coverage-of-commission-meeting-in-charleston/ A group looking to improve conditions for American veterans held its first in a national series of town hall-style meetings at the state Capitol on Tuesday, and commissioners found no shortage of suggestions and complaints from a crowd of West Virginia veterans. Tuesday’s town hall meeting was the first for the ... http://future4vets.org/wordpress/veterans-panel-hears-suggestions/ CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- National veterans groups have created an independent commission to look for innovative, long-term strategies to ensure that veterans of the Iraq war and other 21st century conflicts receive medical care and other benefits. The Commission on the Future for America's Veterans plans a multistate tour to gather ... http://future4vets.org/wordpress/commission-seeks-long-term-solutions-for-veterans-needs/