VA, defense bureaucracy frustrates efforts to streamline military health care

Jul 28 2012NewsGuard 100/100 Score

The Associated Press/Washington Post: Panetta, Shinseki Acknowledge Frustration In Streamlining Military Health Care
Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta and Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki acknowledged Wednesday that they have been frustrated by departmental bureaucracy in their attempts to streamline military health care for severely wounded service members (7/26).

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