VA audit: Pressured schedulers masked wait times

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Here are highlights from an internal audit by the Department of Veterans Affairs that was ordered by Eric Shinseki, who resigned Friday as head of the agency:

— Meeting a 14-day wait-time target “for new appointments was simply not attainable” given the number of medical workers and growing patient demand.

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