VA Official Says There Are No Secret Wait Lists

Defence One National Journal ^ | May 29 2014 | Sarah Mimms

[Timber Rattler]

Lynch agreed that the association between low wait times and bonus checks had lead to problems at facilities across the country, but added that intentions at the Phoenix facility were good. “I think that the management in Phoenix were making an honest effort to try to improve veterans’ access. I think they were trying to improve the timeliness in which care was being provided,” Lynch said.

No they weren't...they were trying to protect their bonuses and awards, and the hell with the veterans.

[tumblindice]

It’s similar to Obama’s arrogant: “I misspoke, or you misunderstood, or you’re just plain stupid” excuse when caught in a bald lie. The excuse he’s worn out from using so much, like the little boy crying `Wolf’.
But here, if they can’t get their MSM to bite the Obamanites leave open the old `This miserable VA underling (close to retirement) is resigning (harrumph harrumph), so what more do you want from us for cryin’ out loud?’ gambit and sacrifice a pawn, or even bishop or knight to save their—clearing throat—Queen.

[DPMD]

There are no secret wait lists. Oh, those? Those are secret death lists.

[Popman]

I watched the whole sickening hearing....

Ms. Morany (sp?) Was especially appalling in her lack of any cogent response to even basic questions...

[Blood of Tyrants]

It wasn’t secret, it was just hidden from most people and a fake list substituted.

[vette6387]

“Not much difference between Connecticut and North Carolina really. Both states began the destruction of the United States in 2008. Truly that is the truth.”

Have a relative who was a prof at Central Conn U. who retired. They moved to Santa Fe, NM, which is just like Hartford with rattlesnakes. The felt “right at home “ politically speaking. In reality, no state is immune from Marxism.

[Texas Fossil]

BAD Career Move. Career Ender.

[brivette]

I assume you’ve owned two vette’s: 1963 , 1987?

[USNBandit]

I don't begrudge a guy for taking his wife with him on a business trip, as long as he paid her expenses and actually worked on the trip. I took my family with me on a government business trip, but I worked full days on the purpose of the trip while my wife and kids terrorized Disneyland. Unfortunately, what seems commonplace in that level of government is scheduling business trips to coincide with a vacation to save on hotel, airfare, and food.

on the factual sides of his assertions about there not being a secret list, he admitted they were falsifying wait times. The reported wait times were a condition of bonus criteria.

First off, bickering about the modis operandi doesn't change the fact that a crimes were committed. The first crime was not providing care to these eligible vets. The second was fraud against the government by falsely reporting numbers to exploit bonus criteria.

Second, this shows why government jobs shouldn't have bonuses. That is a huge vulnerability for corruption. This isn't to say that cooking the books isn't part of the private sector, but in government these people are stealing the People's money.

This person that testified should be summarily fired. He is either covering up or is completely stupid. Neither of those qualities deserves retention.

[minnesota_bound]

But they do get bonus money for denying medical help!

[Arthur McGowan]

There’s not a smidgen of a wait list.