By Greg Zoroya, USA Today: The Justice Department and the FBI have joined the Veterans Affairs inspector general to investigate allegations of obstruction of justice at dozens of veterans hospitals across the country, according to a long-awaited report released Tuesday.
The report by the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General said 93 VA health care sites across the country are being investigated in connection with falsifying scheduling records to hide delays in veterans’ health care and “attempting to obstruct OIG (Office of Inspector General) and other investigative efforts.”
“These investigations confirmed wait-time manipulations were prevalent throughout” the VA health system, the report said.
The document cited a “breakdown of the ethics system” within the VA health care program. To read full article, click here: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/08/26/va-veterans-affairs-scandal-mcdonald-phoenix/14620397/