VA Secretary Doug Collins Transforms Veterans Care and Trust in 2026

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VA Secretary Doug Collins discusses transformative initiatives for veterans care and trust in 2026.

# VA Secretary Doug Collins Discusses Veterans Benefits Expansion & North Dakota Forum - April 2026 **Episode Description:** Join host Marc on the Secretary of Veterans Affairs podcast as we break down the latest headlines impacting America's veterans. This episode covers VA Secretary Doug Collins' transformative initiatives, including a live veterans forum in Bismarck, North Dakota on April 17, 2026, hosted by Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak. Discover the latest VA achievements: over 100,000 new veterans enrolled in health care at record pace, record-high trust ratings (82% overall, 93.6% for outpatient care), and a 60% reduction in benefits backlog. Learn about major policy wins protecting veterans' Second Amendment rights, eliminating predatory claims fees, and the VA's proposed 7.7% budget increase to $488 billion for 2027. **Key Topics Covered:** - Secretary Doug Collins' North Dakota veterans forum details - 100,000+ new VA health care enrollments (fastest pace in years) - Record trust metrics and veteran satisfaction statistics - VA fiduciary program changes protecting Second Amendment rights - Senate Bill 1209 protecting veterans from predatory claim fees - VA 2027 budget…

People in this episode

Host: Marc

Guest: Doug Collins

Topics covered

• Veterans benefits expansion
• Veterans healthcare
• Trust ratings
• Policy changes
• Budget increase
• Veterans forum

Keywords

• veterans
• healthcare
• benefits
• trust ratings
• policy
• budget
• forum
• North Dakota

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: VA, Congress

Places: North Dakota

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