Understanding the Veterans Affairs Scandal — Podcast July 7, 2014


The Veteran’s Affairs Scandal: Bad Management or a Shortage of Resources? Democratic Perspective’s Mike Cosentino, Gary LaMaster, and Steve Williamson look at the recent scandal involving long wait times for appointments at VA health care facilities. The Department of Veterans Affairs is a large bureaucracy, with one of the largest budgets of any federal agency. It also has a long history, and the recent scandal in its health care system is by no means the first it has endured. Is the VA providing adequate health care to our veterans, and if not, what should be done to address the problem?

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