Ousted VA boss David Shulkin slams Trump admin plan to privatize veterans’ health care
Shulkin, in part, blamed his dismissal on "the ambitions of people who want to put
"They saw me as an obstacle to privatization who had to be removed," Shulkin wrote in a New York Times Op-Ed. "As I prepare to leave government, I am struck by a recurring thought: It should not be this hard to serve your country."
Later Thursday, Shulkin told
Some vets are wary of all the changes, noting that switching up leadership tends to slow things down.
"We need consistency at the top to move such a large department forward with any chance of success," said
Care has improved, said Duran, a Marine sergeant who served in
He agrees that the privatization and even centralization of places like call centers has made interactions with the
"In the last six months the outsourcing has really taken off," he said. "There's no transparency. Other local agencies and groups helping vets were unaware of the change so there's been a lot of confusion."
Shulkin -- haunted by an ethics scandal involving travel and tickets to
Trump announced on Twitter Wednesday that he was replacing the first non-veteran to head the
Shulkin didn't name the President in his appeal, but seemed to take direct aim at the man in the
He vowed to "speak out against those who seek to harm the V.A. by putting their personal agendas in front of the well-being of our veterans."
The
"This administration has taken several unprecedented steps to transform and modernize the
"The VFW wishes him and his family all the best in their futures," said VFW National Commander
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