This past week the Department of Veterans Affairs reluctantly released to USA Today quality of care rankings — one to five stars with one being the poorest and five the best — for its 146 VA medical centers. The VA health facilities in Las Vegas and Reno warranted only two stars each, placing them solidly in the bottom third in the rankings. At about the same time the agency … [Read more...]
Nevada officials blast VA secretary’s callous remarks
Two years ago the secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs resigned in disgrace after it was revealed that veterans were being subjected to exceedingly long waiting periods to obtain health care and benefits and department officials were manipulating records to hide this fact. Two years later the problem remains but the current secretary is callously dismissive of the … [Read more...]