Robert Wilkie is just a few days into serving as Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, but there are plenty of problems waiting for him when he starts. He’s already received a letter from several employees at the VA’s medical facility in Washington, D.C., asking VA leadership to address serious concerns in their own... Read more »

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“It’s kind of weird that the people who are there to service us kind of see us as a hindrance more than anything. We don’t seem to be a priority.” Those are the words of Army veteran Christopher Wilson after visiting a Department of Veterans Affairs clinic in Salt Lake City a few weeks ago.... Read more »

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On April 10, 2014, the country found out about gross negligence at a Phoenix VA hospital. Staff was keeping two separate lists of veterans waiting to see doctors – the “official” electronic lists that made VA wait times appear short, and secret paper lists that staff used to schedule appointments outside the acceptable time frames. Whistleblower allegations were later confirmed... Read more »

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The Department of Veterans Affairs promised over and over again that it would fix the long wait times after the Phoenix VA scandal. But the problems continue. A recent report from the VA Office of the Inspector General found VA hospitals throughout the Midwest are inaccurately reporting wait times for hundreds of veterans. The official... Read more »

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Tomah, Wis., has been the sight of multiple Department of Veterans Affairs scandals over the years.    The facility earned the nickname “Candy Land” for the amount of prescription painkillers prescribed to patients there. The number of prescribed oxycodone pills skyrocketed from 78,000 to 712,000 between 2005 and 2012. One patient died from mixed-drug toxicity during his stay in the Tomah psychiatric ward.  Last year, the VA’s inspector general confirmed that a dentist at the Tomah VA... Read more »

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It’s common sense: accurate record-keeping is the foundation of any successful business or organization. It’s a reflection of the respect the organization has for its customers and their needs. But common sense has been in short supply in recent years at the Department of Veterans Affairs. Following reports of VA budget challenges and previous VA... Read more »

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