IG let Veterans Affairs officials alter report to absolve agency in Phoenix deaths

Crucial language that the Department of Veterans Affairs inspector general could not “conclusively” prove that delays in care caused patient deaths at a Phoenix hospital was added to its final report after a draft version was sent to agency administrators for comment, the Washington Examiner has learned.  ✧ The single most compelling sentence in the inspector general’s 143-page final report on fraudulent scheduling practices at the Phoenix veterans’ hospital did not appear in the draft version, according to a staff analysis by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

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Prayers for fallen Oregon soldiers

Oregon Army National Guard Pfc. Taylor D. Marks (19), of Monmouth, and Sgt. Earl D. Werner (38), whose wife and son live in Amboy, Wash., were killed Friday in Iraq by an EFP device. A third soldier was injured but name and condition has not been released. (Provided by Oregon Military Department). Rest in peace young warriors and prayers and best wishes for the injured. Read more at the Corvallis Gazette-Times... Read More......