“The House Committee on Veteran’s Affairs will hold a hearing to address “serious concerns” about an allegedly flawed software tool developed by the Veterans Affairs Department to determine whether veterans are eligible for private health care.”
“Chairman Mark Takano, D-Calif., is demanding answers following ProPublica’s report about an independent review conducted by the U.S. Digital Service.”
“In its review, USDS suggests that the way the eligibility tool was designed won’t work for VA doctors, and that it would likely generate errors, run slowly or crash…” Read the full article here.
Source: Lawmaker Wants VA to Explain a Software Tool USDS Flagged as Flawed – By Brandi Vincent, March 20, 2019. Nextgov.
