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The 2014 Veterans Health Administration controversy is a reported pattern of negligence in the treatment of United States military veterans. Critics charged that patients at the VHA hospitals had not met the target of getting an appointment within 14 days. In some hospitals, the staff falsified appointment records to appear to meet the 14-day ...
The Cincinnati Radiation Experiments were a series of total and partial body irradiation tests performed on at least 90 patients with advanced cancer at the Cincinnati General Hospital, now University of Cincinnati Hospital, from 1960 to 1971. Led by radiologist Eugene L. Saenger, the experiments were funded in part by the Defense Atomic ...
The scandal at Walter Reed led to an extensive analysis of the veterans' healthcare system as well, managed by the United States Department of Veterans' Affairs. Amidst accusations of mismanagement and excessive bureaucracy, the VA announced an extensive review of all of their medical facilities to ensure healthcare standards are being met.
DECATUR, Ga. - Allegations of "unacceptable behavior" prompted the Veterans Administration to place three top police officers at the Atlanta VA Medical Center on paid suspension. That behavior ...
Passed the House on June 10, 2014 ( Roll Call Vote 287: 426-0) The Veteran Access to Care Act of 2014 ( H.R. 4810) is a bill that would allow United States veterans to receive their healthcare from non-VA facilities under certain conditions. [1] [2] The bill is a response to the Veterans Health Administration scandal of 2014, in which it was ...
May 24, 2024 at 11:59 PM. May 24—PLAINS TWP. — Friday's Memorial Day ceremony at the VA Medical Center was about one thing — remembrance. With a large crowd of veterans, families, caregivers ...
The Veterans' Access to Care through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act of 2014 ( H.R. 3230; Pub. L. 113–146 (text) (PDF) ), also known as the Veterans Choice Act, is a United States public law that is intended to address the ongoing Veterans Health Administration scandal of 2014. The law expanded the number of options veterans have ...
VISN 13 & 14 (merged to 23) VISN 15: VA Heartland Health Care Network. VISN 16: VA South Central Health Care Network. VISN 17: VA Heart of Texas Health Care Network. VISN 18: VA Southwest Health Care Network. VISN 19: VA Rocky Mountain Network. VISN 20: VA Northwest Network. VISN 21: VA Sierra Pacific Network.