Shortage of VHA doctors hits rural and urban veterans hard
Amid Veterans Day observances the Veterans Health Administration faces a widespread vacancy crisis with almost 40 000 positions unfilled. The shortage strikes rural Montana Colorado and other high cost urban areas slowing appointments and sparking concerns from lawmakers about care quality and wait times.
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Washington, D.C
Montana
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Rhode Island
Kristin Mattocks
Health Resources and Services Administration
Honolulu
Congress
Denver Post
Ing
U.S
Richard Blumenthal
D-Conn
Blumenthal
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Norwich, Conn
Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Robert Wilkie
Wilkie
Donald Trump
Government Accountability Office
GAO
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Congressionally Appointed
Commission On Care
Phoenix
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Jon Tester
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Johnny Isakson
R-Ga
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Veterans Affairs
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