Another patient dies waiting for VA care

Published October 4, 2016 10:12pm ET



Another patient has died while waiting for treatment from a Department of Veterans Affairs facility, according to a government probe of renewed whistleblower accusations.

The Office of Health Care Inspections “found that this patient never received an appointment for a cardiology exam that could have prompted further definitive testing and interventions that could have forestalled his death,” according to a new report from the VA inspector general.

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