I have never been a VA employee physician, but have treated hundreds of veterans through contract services with the VA. Unfortunately, my observation is that the VA system is an example of socialized medicine at its worst. What normally takes days in private practice routinely takes weeks or months at the VA.
” Unfortunately, my observation is that the VA system is an example of socialized medicine at its worst. What normally takes days in private practice routinely takes weeks or months at the VA.”
I was Chief Medical Resident at a V.A. in the early 1980’s, and you are right.
But in spite of their inefficiencies, if I introduce a bit of excellence into one small part of the system and benefit patients to whom we owe much, I would be satisfied.