Injured Members Of The Armed Services Should Get Top Level Care. What They Receive Is Low Quality, Time Consuming Care. We Should Be Ashamed!

Rep. Benishek: 'I'm Very Disappointed' With New VA Secretary

By Greg Richter   |   Wednesday, 10 Jun 2015 08:11 PM

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Primary care physicians have been prescribing chronic pain medications rather than sending vets to pain specialists or alternative treatments, he said, "rather than just somebody putting somebody on narcotics and then forgetting about them."

Members of the Obama administration keep telling Congress that the VA is doing better, Benishek said, but added that the claims don't sound credible amid constant reports of people being overdosed.

The congressman said he was initially impressed with current VA Secretary Robert McDonald, but said he has since seen no dramatic changes to the agency.

"Frankly, I'm very disappointed in what's been going on in the past year with the new secretary," Benishek said.

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