FEATURE
Blistering Review Criticizes VA For Downplaying
Whistleblower Reports Of Deficient Patient Care
Provided by Kaiser Health News
Special Counsel Carolyn Lerner criticized the Department of Veterans Affairs in a Monday, June 23rd
letter to President Barack Obama, noting that the agency failed to acknowledge allegations of poor
patient care made by its own employees.
The New York Times: Investigator Issues Sharp Criticism Of V.A. Response To Allegations About Care
In a blistering letter sent to President Obama on
Monday, the head of the agency that investigates
whistle-blower complaints in the federal government
criticized the Department of Veterans Affairs for not
digging deeper into widespread allegations made by
its own employees of poor or severely delayed patient care for veterans (Oppel, 6/23).
Los Angeles Times: VA Fails To Acknowledge ‘Severity
Of Problems,’ New Report Says In another damning
report on the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Office of Special Counsel on Monday assailed the VA
for failing to acknowledge the “severity of systemic
problems” that have put patients at risk. Special
Counsel Carolyn Lerner said in a letter to President
Obama that her office found a “troubling pattern of
deficient patient care” and expressed concern about
what she termed the department’s unwillingness
to acknowledge the impact of its problems on the
health and safety of veterans. Her office is investigating more than 50 cases brought by whistle-blowers
(Simon, 6/23).
The Associated Press: VA Challenged On Handling Of
Whistleblower Chargers
a top federal investigator has identified “a troubling
pattern of deficient patient care” at Veterans Affairs
facilities around the country that she says was point-
ed out by whistleblowers but downplayed by the department. The problems went far beyond the extraordinarily l