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The Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health is a sub-cabinet position in the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.Formerly known as the Chief Medical Director of Veterans Health, the Undersecretary is the highest official directly responsible to the Secretary for the Veterans Health Administration, which is the largest agency within the department.
John Rowe, chief executive officer of Aetna from 2000 to 2006 [27] V. J. Skutt, president and chief executive officer of Mutual of Omaha until 1984, [28] later named chairman emeritus [29] Brian Thompson, chief executive office of UnitedHealthcare from 2021 until his killing in 2024 [30] Bernard Tyson, former chief executive officer of Kaiser ...
After retirement from the Navy, Custis joined the Veterans Administration (VA) as assistant chief medical director for academic affairs. [1] He was subsequently appointed chief medical director for the VA by President Jimmy Carter, [2] serving from 1980 to 1984. [3] Custis then went to work for the Paralyzed Veterans of America as their medical ...
May 14—Dr. Latha Raja Shankar has joined Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico as chief medical officer. Shankar has served as a physician executive for more than a decade and is experienced ...
Below is a list of nominations and appointments to the Department of Veterans Affairs by Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States.As of July 1, 2024, according to tracking by The Washington Post and Partnership for Public Service, 8 nominees have been confirmed, 0 nominees are being considered by the Senate, 4 positions do not have a nominee, and 2 appointments have been made that do ...
The Veterans Benefits Administration has been in existence since the creation of the Department of Veterans Affairs in October 1988, when it was led by a chief benefits director. [1] In 1994, the title was changed to Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Benefits. [2] Under Secretary Allison A. Hickey resigned in October 2015. [3]
To receive benefits, veterans had to navigate through three different federal agencies: the Bureau of War Risk Insurance (BWRI) for insurance and compensation, the U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) for medical and hospital care, and the Federal Board for Vocational Education for rehabilitation, education, and job training. Veterans from previous ...
He was the Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health from 2015 until 2017, appointed by President Barack Obama. On March 28, 2018, President Trump dismissed Shulkin from his position by tweet , [ 2 ] and announced that Physician to the President Ronny Jackson would be nominated as Shulkin's successor.