UPDATE: VA Secretary Shinseki Testifies Before Congress
Posted by Tom Tarantino on October 14


@tomtarantino: Attending House Vets Affairs hearing re: State of the VA. Sec. VA is the only witness. Should be interesting.
@tomtarantino: Shinseki: In the next 5 years, the VA will be a different org than the one that exists today.
@tomtarantino: Shinseki wants to separate housing and tuition payments so future vets can get checks before verifying enrollment.
@tomtarantino: Shinseki: We need to be able to cover veterans seeking vocational training as well as degrees.
@tomtarantino: Shinseki: VA must improve care for women, and rural veterans and needs to invest in tele-medicine
@tomtarantino: Waltz: Don't you think that seamless trans is worth you and Sec. Gates standing side by side?
@tomtarantino: Shinseki: Seam trans initiative began when he and Gates were talking standing in line to be sworn in. This is a personal priority
@tomtarantino: HVAC: with expansion of pri 8, why have there been only a 10% increase of 20,000. Shinseki: Estimate that 266,000 included by end of 2010
@tomtarantino: Shinseki: seen a massive increase of pri group 5 & 7 over the last few years. Is holding up expansion of pri 8 to maintain capacity
@tomtarantino: HVAC: skeptical that record 92,000 claims processed in july focused on quantity over quality.
@tomtarantino: HVAC: does the VA receive any info from DOD about blast exposures? Shinseki: Mostly when sm was treated at DOD hospital. It's not standard.
@tomtarantino: HVAC: skeptical that record 92,000 claims processed in july focused on quantity over quality.
@tomtarantino: Shinseki: VA should be focused on helping vet put in the best possible claim. VA should be vet's advocate not adversary
@tomtarantino: Shinseki: VA has a trust problem with claims processing. Need to develop better systems to get better results
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