We had expected this Friday night’s news dump to center on the IRS scandal, but instead, it’s the White House’s review of a “blistering assessment” of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Report on VA to Obama finds little management accountability and leadership that lacks responsiveness. http://t.co/L0DdvzSHL9
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) June 27, 2014
In a scathing appraisal, a review ordered by President Barack Obama of the troubled Veterans Affairs health care system concludes that medical care for veterans is beset by “significant and chronic system failures,” substantially verifying problems raised by whistleblowers and internal and congressional investigators.
A summary of the review by deputy White House chief of staff Rob Nabors says the Veterans Health Administration must be restructured and that a “corrosive culture” has hurt morale and affected the timeliness of health care. The review also found that a 14-day standard for scheduling veterans’ medical appointments is unrealistic and that some employees manipulated the wait times so they would appear to be shorter.
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Advisers tell Obama 'chronic systemic failures' at VA still not addressed http://t.co/wFd36IJ76w #military #veterans pic.twitter.com/1mfWnzTalY
— The Washington Times (@WashTimes) June 27, 2014
ABC Ignores 'Scathing' New Report on V.A. Scandal; CBS and NBC Cover http://t.co/8hznnhrj0C
— NewsBusters (@newsbusters) June 28, 2014
Just another “phony scandal.”
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