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Title

  • Friendly fire

Other Title

  • Death, delay & dismay at the VA : friendly fire
  • Death, delay and dismay at the VA : friendly fire

Summary

  • The report is based on a year-long investigation of VA hospitals around the nation that chronicled the inappropriate conduct and incompetence within the VA that led to well-documented deaths and delays. The report also exposes the inept congressional and agency oversight that allowed rampant misconduct to grow unchecked. Key findings: A culture of manipulation permeates the Department. VA made waiting lists worse. VA employees behave as if they are above the law. The VA wastes and mismanages billions of dollars. The Senate Veterans Affairs Committee has been AWOL when it comes to keeping promises made to veterans.

Names

  • Coburn, Tom A.

Created / Published

  • [Washington, D.C.] : [U.S. Senate], 2014.

Contents

  • Introduction. -- Veterans are suffering and dying under VA;s watch. -- VA culture is plagued by mismanagement, negligence, and a lack of accountability. -- Money i not the problem: VA wastes billions of dollars. -- Action must be taken to reform VA health care and provide quality, timely care to veterans. -- Recommendations. -- Appendix. -- Endnotes.

Headings

  • -  United States.--Department of Veterans Affairs--Rules and practice--Evaluation
  • -  United States.--Department of Veterans Affairs--Management--Evaluation
  • -  Veterans--Medical care--United States
  • -  Veterans--Services for--United States

Notes

  • -  "An oversight report from Sen. Tom Coburn, M.D."--Cover.
  • -  Includes bibliographical references (page 114-119).
  • -  Description based on online resource; title from PDF cover page (Senate, viewed June 28, 2014).

Medium

  • 1 online resource (119 pages) : color illustrations, map

Call Number/Physical Location

  • UB369

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2014500002

Online Format

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  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Coburn, Tom A. Friendly Fire. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Senate, 2014] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2014500002/.

APA citation style:

Coburn, T. A. (2014) Friendly Fire. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Senate] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2014500002/.

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Coburn, Tom A. Friendly Fire. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Senate, 2014] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2014500002/>.