BREAKING: VA pledges to fix reporting policies for bad medical workers after USA TODAY report finds agency hid mistakes

Having trouble viewing this email? | View it in your browser   The Department of Veterans Affairs is pledging to overhaul its reporting policies for bad medical workers, and a group of lawmakers is introducing legislation after a USA TODAY investigation that found the VA has routinely concealed shoddy care and staff mistakes. VA Secretary David Shulkin directed agency officials to expand a nearly 30-year-old policy that limited what medical providers the agency would report to a national database created by Congress to prevent problem medical workers from crossing state lines to escape their pasts and keep practicing. FOR MORE ON THIS STORY, GO TO:   USATODAY.COM     Help | Advertise | Home Delivery | Privacy Policy - Your California Privacy Rights     © 2017 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. 7950 Jones Branch Drive, McLean, VA 22108