“… Whiteman, VA’s national director of clinic practice management and a former Marine, has accused the department under President Donald Trump of having “a secret VA wait list” for veterans seeking health care…”
“Whiteman said figures from internal reports indicate the actual number of veterans waiting for VA health care could be much higher than the numbers VA makes publicly available…”
“VA press secretary Curt Cashour said Whiteman’s allegations are false. Cashour said VA’s electronic wait list has two components — clinical and administrative.”
“He said the clinical list — the public list — tracks the number of veterans waiting for medical treatment.”
“Of the other list, he said ‘the administrative component of the EWL has nothing to do with waits for medical treatment and tracks routine actions, such as facility and provider transfer requests.’”
“Unlike many federal whistleblowers, Whiteman went public while still on the job. Whiteman went through his chain of command months before becoming frustrated and contacting The Post’s Federal Insider.” Read the full article here.
Source: Whistleblower says there’s a secret VA wait list for care. The department says that’s not true – By Joe Davidson, June 3, 2019. Washington Post.
