Wait Times for Veterans Health Not New : CRS Insight.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Department of Veterans Affairs.

United States.

Death.

Government productivity.

Governmental investigations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (3 p), digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2014.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Provides background on VA health care and circumstances under which veterans can obtain services outside the VA system. Details wait times and waiting lists at Veterans Health Administration facilities. Examines VA Office of the Inspector General investigations into scope and cause of alleged events at the Phoenix Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, where the media reports that 40 veteran patients seeking care died while awaiting treatment and may have been placed on a secret waiting list.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Sept. 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Wait Times for Veterans Health Not New

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.