Veterans Affairs Secretary: We Need To Do Better
U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie speaks during a meeting at the White House in August. Wilkie is traveling the country, visiting different VA centers to talk with staff and veterans. He was in Atlanta on Friday.
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U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie came to Atlanta on Friday. He gave the keynote address at two gatherings supporting veterans and visited the Atlanta VA Health Care System.
Wilkie has been on the job for about a month. He’s traveling the country, visiting different VA centers to talk with staff and veterans.
A recent audit from the Inspector General’s office showed several VA facilities, including those in Atlanta, struggle with long wait times, staffing shortages and other organizational problems.
In a conversation with WABE, Wilkie says the VA would benefit from switching to electronic medical records.
He says the VA MISSION Act, recently signed by President Donald Trump, should help streamline and improve care for vets.
Although there have been rumblings in Congress about privatizing the VA, Wilkie says he doesn’t support that and it’s not likely to happen.
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