VA has paid out $36.4m to settle claims of 'delay in treatment' it was reported on Sunday, as investigation into scandal widens
President Barack Obama is "madder than hell" about the scandal enveloping the Department of Veteran Affairs, White House chief of staff Denis McDonough said on Sunday.
McDonough spoke two days after Dr Robert Petzel, the under-secretary for health, resigned amid a widening investigation into record falsification and allegations that at least 40 veterans died while waiting for appointments at a VA hospital in Phoenix.
Continue reading... Reported by guardian.co.uk 7 hours ago.
President Barack Obama is "madder than hell" about the scandal enveloping the Department of Veteran Affairs, White House chief of staff Denis McDonough said on Sunday.
McDonough spoke two days after Dr Robert Petzel, the under-secretary for health, resigned amid a widening investigation into record falsification and allegations that at least 40 veterans died while waiting for appointments at a VA hospital in Phoenix.
Continue reading... Reported by guardian.co.uk 7 hours ago.