Open AccessNational Media Coverage of the Veterans Affairs Waitlist Scandal
Author(s) -
Audrey L. Jones,
Michael J. Fine,
Peter Taber,
Leslie R. M. Hausmann,
Kelly H. Burkitt,
Roslyn A. Stone,
Susan Zickmund
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
medical care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.632
H-Index - 178
eISSN - 1537-1948
pISSN - 0025-7079
DOI - 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001551
Subject(s) - distrust , ethnic group , veterans affairs , demography , medicine , health care , gerontology , psychology , political science , sociology , law , psychotherapist
On April 23, 2014, US media outlets broadcast reports of excessive wait times and "secret" waitlists at some Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals, precipitating legislation to increase Veterans' access to private sector health care.