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Four scheme dozen manipulate the numbers. the sampling of 200 phoenix veterans went through the administration there, they were reporting that these people were being seen within 24 days, that's what the administration was saying. in reality, 115 days were the wait times, and this report points out four different schemes, wolf, how they were manipulating the numbers. confirmation of a nationwide problem, the office of inspector general looking at 42 medical facilities. the bottom line, o. ig has confirmation, inappropriate scheduling practices are systemic throughout the v.a. system. >> what d...

Identifies additional 1,700 veterans waiting for primary care appointments but not on any electronic waiting list, they weren't on any list that would get them an appointment with the doctor. a sampling over 200 phoenix veterans, just a sampling, the administration was reporting that those 200 had been waiting about 24 days for an appointment, 43% of vets waiting more than the 14-day standard of care target. in reality, what really was happening on the ground, says the actual wait on average 115 days. 84% missed the 14-day target. that is cooking the books. one of the many schemes outlined in ...

There is precious little new in the scandal that the administration seems so baffled by this month. what we haven't had is accountability and follow through. we'll take you through the timeline. back to 2008. right after the presidential election, the obama transition team is warned they should not trust the patient wait times that are being reported by the va facilities. this report highlights the systemic problems. it mentions little action was taken to address this problem under the bush administration. in april of 2010, the problem is still bad enough that the top va guy sends a memo to al...

The scandal that the administration seems so baffled by this month. what we haven't had is accountability and follow through. we'll take you through the timeline. back to 2008. right after the presidential election, the obama transition team is warned they should not trust the patient wait times that are being reported by the va facilities. this report highlights the systemic problems. it mentions little action was taken to address this problem under the bush administration. in april of 2010, the problem is still bad enough that the top va guy sends a memo to all the regional directors at the ...

Going to get worse for the white house as just about everybody v.a. facility in the country is under some form of scrutiny in the local media. >> growing outrage this morning surrounding the scandal involving the phoenix v.a. >> workers are accused of, quote, inappropriate scheduling practices. >> charges of a coverup, and they include the v.a. hospital here in san antonio. >> the president has never been willing to sacrifice someone at the alter of washington scandal, even if it's most politically expedient. but it's not clear shinseki can win back the congress of a lot the veterans who are s...