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Veterans care still ‘high risk’ as Trump mulls VA head
WASHINGTON – Auditors say that veterans’ health care remains a “high risk” issue threatening the federal budget and quality of care for former service members.
The nonpartisan Government Accountability Office will place the Veteran Affairs Department’s health system once again on its “high risk” list when it’s released next month. The list identifies troubled federal programs that could cause significant problems due to waste, fraud, mismanagement or structural flaws.
The top Democrat on the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, Jon Tester, says the draft report finds that the VA has made only limited progress since a scandal erupted over lengthy wait-times for veterans.
Auditors have pointed to the department’s slow pace in improving access to medical care as well.
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