Veterans’ Three-Month Wait for Doctors Pressures Congress
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Another report of delays in medical care for U.S. military veterans -- this one showing 57,400 have waited more than three months to see a doctor -- is adding pressure on Congress to come up with a legislative fix.
An internal audit released yesterday by the Department of Veterans Affairs showed that an additional 63,900 veterans who enrolled in the VA health system in the past 10 years haven’t received doctors’ appointments. The report comes as the Senate is set to advance bipartisan legislation to revamp the system.