Sen. Steve Lathrop testifies on police reform Wednesday (Photo by Fred Knapp, NET News)
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February 3, 2021 - 5:25pm
Police and civil liberties advocates joined in support of police reforms; people argued about a controversial transmission line; and senators heard testimony on moving to year-round daylight savings time in the Nebraska Legislature Wednesday.
Sen. Steve Lathrop, sponsor of the police reform bill, said it grew out of the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police last year, and the demonstrations that followed. Wednesday, Lathrop referred to hearings the Judiciary Committee he chairs held at the time to listen to people’s concerns.
The VA Northern Arizona Health Care System, subsidiary 649 in Prescott, Arizona, scheduled 14,162 pending appointments during the period ending July 1, according to data collected from the U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs.
Of the total number of appointments, 11,330 had a wait time of 30 days or less (80%) and 2,832 appointments (20%) were scheduled more than 30 days out.
A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) in January 2019 reported that wait times for new appointments at VA health care facilities were similar to or better than wait times at private-sector providers between 2014 and 2017.
The Government Accountability Office (GAO), however, released a report in July 2019 that cautioned that the VA s data-tracking system only captures part of the appointment process and fails to account for the time that it takes the VA to enroll veterans in its health benefits program.
The VA Southern Arizona Health Care System, subsidiary 678 in Tucson, Arizona, scheduled 54,001 pending appointments during the period ending July 1, according to data collected from the U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs.
The Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, subsidiary 534GC in Beaufort, South Carolina scheduled 4,066 pending appointments in August compared to 4,344 the previous month, according to data collected from the U.S. Department of Veteran s Affairs.
Of the total number of appointments, 4,062 had a wait time of 30 days or less (99.9%) and four appointments (0.1%) were scheduled more than 30 days out.
A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) in January 2019 reported that wait times for new appointments at VA health care facilities were similar to or better than wait times at private-sector providers between 2014 and 2017.
The Government Accountability Office (GAO), however, released a report in July 2019 that cautioned that the VA s data-tracking system only captures part of the appointment process and fails to account for the time that it takes the VA to enroll veterans in its health benefits program.