VA makes little headway to shorten waits for care

Thursday, April 9, 2015

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. -- A year after Americans recoiled at revelations sick veterans were getting sicker while languishing on waiting lists -- and months after the Department of Veterans Affairs instituted major reforms -- government data shows the number of patients facing long waits at VA facilities has not dropped at all.

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