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Tag: Veterans Administration

VA

David Fitzsimmons, Cagle Cartoons, The Arizona Star —

Posted on May 21, 2013 READ MORE

The Last Letter

A Message to George W. Bush and Dick Cheney From a Dying Veteran

Posted on Mar 18, 2013 READ MORE

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VA Hides Gulf War Health Issues, Congress Told

The Department of Veterans Affairs was accused before Congress this week of numerous accounts of negligence, including hiding or obscuring research data involving Gulf War veterans and failing to treat former soldiers outright.

Posted on Mar 16, 2013 READ MORE

southofboston.net

VA Exaggerates Quality of Care, Study Finds

An exhaustive study of the VA health system and its administrators has found a pattern of overstating the quality of care, arguably at the expense of veterans. If Congress is under the impression that VA medical care is top notch, it is less motivated to appropriate resources for much-needed improvements.