VA takes steps to immediately enhance access to care. “On Wednesday, May 21, following President Obama’s statement regarding outreach to Veterans currently waiting for appointments, Secretary Shinseki directed Veterans Health Administration (VHA) leadership to personally review their processes to ensure that VA is doing everything possible to schedule Veteran patients for their appointments. VA has redoubled efforts to provide quality care to Veterans and has taken steps at national and local levels to ensure timely access to care.” Vox: Ezra Klein: Veterans aren’t the only ones waiting for health care Phillip Longman, senior fellow at the New America Foundation and author of “Best Care Anywhere: Theres been no evidence yet that wait times at the VA arent shorter than they are outside the VA. We know veterans, when surveyed, have overwhelmingly positive consumer satisfaction with the VA. We know all the major veteran service organizations salute the VAs quality of care. And we know veterans are piling up at the door because theyve heard from other veterans that the VA is a great place to get care. Forbes: Harlan Krumholz: 3 Things To Know Before You Judge VA Health System “VA healthcare system has consistently out-performed the non-VA/private sector in quality of care and patient safety…VA healthcare system has been a model for accountability… It would be a shame for this episode to detract from what is being accomplished within the VA and the way that its focus on systems and measurement and improvement has placed the organization at the forefront of health care quality.” San Francisco Chronicle: Stop campaign to oust Eric Shinseki Michael Blecker, Executive Director of Swords to Plowshares: While many have jumped on the bandwagon to call for Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinsekis resignation, we do not want to see the progress his administration has made come to a grinding halt….Shinsekis bold vision sets him apart from all previous VA secretaries. The president should keep him in office to finish his term. Boston Globe: Privatization won’t fix the VA Suzanne Gordon: It is of course unacceptable if patients suffered as a result of any delays. But regardless of what went wrong at any VA facility, turning veterans over to private sector insurers and for-profit hospitals is not the solution…One reason is the VA’s systematic efforts to improve quality care and patient safety. Time: What the VA Did for My Sick Husband Sandra Collard, widow of VA patient and WWII Veteran Joe Collard: This is not a story of disappointment. It is instead one of deep gratitude for the extraordinary professional and personal care Joe received.
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