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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Veterans Health Care

    There are growing calls for Veterans Affairs chief Eric Shinseki to resign after whistleblowers came forward alleging that the VA kept a secret waiting list of patients. The whistleblowers say administrators kept the list to avoid reporting how long veterans had to wait before seeing a doctor.

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    By Madeleine Brand • May 10, 2014 • 1 min read

    There are growing calls for Veterans Affairs chief Eric Shinseki to resign after whistleblowers came forward alleging that the VA kept a secret waiting list of patients. The whistleblowers say administrators kept the list to avoid reporting how long veterans had to wait before seeing a doctor. Shinseki has ordered an audit of the hospital amid rumors that its leadership shredded documents.

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    Vets' Healthcare, LA Magazine Publishing & Beats by Dre
    1. 0:00Blighted Homes in LA
    2. 8:58Veterans Health CareYou’re reading this
    3. 17:03Apple and Beats by Dre
    4. 26:05LA Magazine Publishing
    5. 38:48Film Roundup
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