VA tragedy: 18 additional deaths

According to acting Veterans Affairs Secretary Sloan Gibson, an additional “18 veterans in the Phoenix area whose names were kept off an official electronic Veterans Affairs appointment list have died.” AP,

“The 18 veterans who died were among 1,700 veterans identified in a report last week by the VA’s inspector general as being “at risk of being lost or forgotten.” The investigation also found broad and deep-seated problems with delays in patient care and manipulation of waiting lists throughout the sprawling VA health care system, which provides medical care to about 9 million veterans and family members.”