Witnesses testified at a House Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing on the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) inspector general’s report on long wait times for health care and other concerns at the Phoenix, Arizona, VA Medical Center. This panel included the acting inspector general and whistle-blowers in the VA system. Former Phoenix VA Medical Director Sam Foote criticized the report, calling it a whitewash and saying it minimized the scandal.
The House Veterans' Affairs Committee held a hearing on the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) inspector general’s report on long wait times for health care and other concerns at the Phoenix, Arizona, VA Medical Center. VA Secretary Robert McDonald provided an update on the actions he had taken to fix the problems in Phoenix and through whole department. He said all recommendations were being adopted and should be completed by 2016.
Witnesses testified at a House Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing on the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) inspector general’s report on long wait times for health care and other concerns at the Phoenix, Arizona, VA Medical Center. This panel included the chiefs of staff of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) and of the Phoenix VA Health Care System. They were asked questions about allegations including changes to the inspector general (IG) report, whistle-blower retaliation, and manipulation of data.
