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Issue Position: Phoenix VA Information Center

Issue Position

Date: Jan. 1, 2015
Issues: Health and Health Care

The VA crisis began at the Phoenix VA Health Care System when whistleblowers revealed that Arizona veterans were placed on secret lists and had to wait months before seeing a doctor. Since then, we have learned that these problems are systemic and that serious work remains to provide our veterans with access to the timely, high quality care they deserve.

As many as 40 Arizona veterans died while waiting for care on secret lists. This is immoral and un-American. Equally unacceptable are actions taken by Phoenix VA administrators to destroy evidence and retaliate against whistleblowers.

While there have been some modest improvements, we must change the culture of the VA to put veterans first. Arizona veterans deserve a VA health care system that delivers the best possible care. I will continue to work with veterans, health providers, and the VA until this is a reality


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