Hospital Delays Are Killing America's War Veterans -- CNN
Columbia, South Carolina (CNN) -- Military veterans are dying needlessly because of long waits and delayed care at U.S. veterans hospitals, a CNN investigation has found.
What's worse, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is aware of the problems and has done almost nothing to effectively prevent veterans dying from delays in care, according to documents obtained by CNN and interviews with numerous experts.
The problem has been especially dire at the Williams Jennings Bryan Dorn Veterans Medical Center in Columbia, South Carolina. There, veterans waiting months for simple gastrointestinal procedures -- such as a colonoscopy or endoscopy -- have been dying because their cancers aren't caught in time.
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My Comment: Wow .... this report is from CNN and they are not holding back any punches. Makes you wonder if they are putting a "side dig" on Obamacare. As to what is my take .... I do not live in the U.S. so I may be wrong in my simple analysis .... but if the US government cannot take care of it's veterans .... how can something like Obamacare do any better to the general public?
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