US Senate Report: VA Misconduct May Have Cost 1,000 Veterans Their Lives

Poor Care At VA Hospitals Cost 1,000 Veterans Their Lives, Report Says -- Washington Times

$1B in malpractice settlements as horror stories revealed

The problems at Veterans Affairs extend well beyond long wait lists, with a report Tuesday showing the department is plagued with poor care that has cost up to 1,000 veterans their lives and left taxpayers on the hook for nearly $1 billion in malpractice settlements since the beginning of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Some of the problems detailed in the report by Sen. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma are downright ghoulish. They include the case of a former security chief at a New York Veterans Affairs medical center whom the FBI arrested on charges of plotting to kidnap, rape and murder women and children.

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More News On The VA Scandal

Bad VA care may have killed more than 1,000 veterans, senator's report says -- CNN
Senator: More than 1,000 veterans may have died as a result of VA misconduct -- Stars and Stripes
VA ‘misconduct’ may have led to 1,000 deaths: report -- New York Post
Phoenix VA clerk: Records were altered to hide patient deaths -- Stars and Stripes
VA ignored complaints from whistleblowers, did nothing to address problems, report shows -- Washington Times
Whistleblower: Phoenix VA hid deaths -- The Hill
Senate report reveals a culture of crime, cover-up, and coercion within the VA -- Examiner
VA deaths covered up to make statistics look better, whistle-blower says -- CNN
Veterans neglected for years in VA facility, report says -- CNN
8 years for psych eval a 'harmless error,' VA says -- Stars and Stripes

My Comment: This scandal keeps on getting worse .... and the death toll keeps on climbing. As more misconduct continues to be disclosed .... my biggest fear is that when the final tally comes in on how many U.S. veterans have died because of poor care ..... that figure may be higher than all of the U.S. soldiers who died in Iraq and Afghanistan combined.