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Doug Collins: “The VA is the only system that measures wait times.”

Featuring: Doug Collins, Republican | Secretary of Veterans Affairs | National

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VA Secretary Doug Collins discusses improvements in veteran care, benefits

Published | Video Starts at 02:47

And then as far as some of the other frustrations on getting just simply getting appointments, what progress has been made on some of the wait times? A great deal of appointments on those. And again, remember, The VA is the only system that measures wait times. All your other hospitals in Charlotte and across North Carolina and western North Carolina, they don't measure wait times. We do because of some scandals that happened about 15 years ago. (02:47–02:50)

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Asserts that the VA is unique in measuring wait times compared to other hospitals.

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