GAO: VA’s medical equipment policy may threaten vets’ safety

The VA has tried twice to fix the way its takes care of reusable medical equipment. But the Government Accountability Office is still finding some problems.

Persistence pays off, is what the old saying says, but it hasn’t quite yet for the Department of Veterans Affairs.

The VA has tried twice to fix the way its takes care of reusable medical equipment. But the Government Accountability Office is still finding some problems. Randall Williamson is the Director of Health Care Issues at GAO.

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