Crime. Cover-Up, and Creepers at the VA Exposed in New Coburn Oversight Report
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New Report Reveals a Culture of Crime,
Cover-Up and Coercion at the VA
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"This report shows the problems at the VA are worse than anyone imagined. The scope of the VA's incompetence - and
"The Administration and
Key findings in the report include:
COVER-UPS AND SEXUAL HARRASSMENT BY VA OFFICIALS.
. The cover up of waiting lists for doctor's appointments at the VA is just the tip of the iceberg, reflecting a perverse culture within the department where veterans are not always the priority and data and employees are manipulated to maintain an appearance that all is well.
. Bad employees are rewarded with bonuses and paid leave while whistleblowers, health care providers, and even veterans and their families are subjected to bullying, sexual harassment, abuse, and neglect. For example, female patients received unnecessary pelvic and breast exams from a sex offender, a noose was left on the desk of a minority employee by a co-worker, and a nurse who murdered a veteran harassed the family of the deceased to get them to admit guilt for the death.
. The care at more centers is getting worse and some VA health care providers have lost their medical licenses, and the VA is hiding this information from patients.
. Delays exist for more than just doctors' appointments-disability claims, construction, urgent care, and registries are also slow or behind schedule.
. Despite a nursing shortage, many VA nurses spend their days conducting union activities to advocate for better conditions for themselves rather than veterans.
CRIMINAL ACTIVITY BY VA EMPLOYEES.
. Criminal activity at the department is pervasive, including drug dealing, theft, and even murder. A VA police chief even conspired to kidnap, rape and murder women and children.
. Many VA doctors and staff are overpaid and underworked, some are paid not to work and more and more employees are not even showing up for work.
. The report identifies
. The federal government has paid out
. Most VA construction projects are over budget and behind schedule, inflating costs by billions of dollars.
SENATE VA COMMITTEE AWOL WHEN IT COMES TO KEEPING PROMISES MADE TO VETERANS.
. The
. This report details how
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VA MADE WAITING LISTS WORSE.
. As waiting lines were growing, the VA expanded eligibility in 2009 to those who already had insurance without any service related injuries, making the delays longer.
. Despite having the authority to do so, the VA was reluctant to let vets off the waiting lists by freeing them go to doctors outside of its system while sitting on hundreds of millions of dollars intended for health care that went unspent year to year.
. VA doctors are seeing far fewer patients than private doctors and some even leave work early.
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