Veterans Affairs to shift focus to outpatient care
The Department of Veterans Affairs will close some hospitals or scale back operations as it pivots to outpatient care and aims to bring services closer to veterans. Decisions on city by city closures or additions will come after analyses of 163 hospitals and 1,000 plus clinics and facilities, with an independent nine member commission to advise by August 2003.
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Veterans Affairs
Washington
Department of Veterans Affairs
Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Leo Mackay Jr
Notable Images and Trials Highlight WWII Hero Doll and Legal Rulings
A Hasbro G I Joe figure honors WWII reporter Ernie Pyle on the 58th anniversary of D Day drawing skepticism from historians. Separately, an appeals court reinstates an $80 million punitive award against Philip Morris for selling harmful cigarettes, reversing a lower cap. Jurors in Michael Skakel’s case seek rehearing of testimony regarding alibi. James Kopp pleads innocent in federal charges tied to the Slepian murder. The NTSB confirms Randy Carnahan’s disorientation and instrument failure contributed to the fatal plane crash.
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Indianapolis
Ernie Pyle
Scripps Howard
Hasbro
France
Portland, Ore
Philip Morris
Buffalo
N.Y
United States
James Kopp
Paris
Barnett Slepian
Slepian
Kopp
S& Washington
Mel Carnahan
Randy
National Transportation Safety Board
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Indiana University
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Norwalk
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Perry Ellis
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