VA Rolls Out Risky Consolidation Scheme

On Wednesday, February 11, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), the ranking member on the Military Construction and VA Appropriations subcommittee, was a guest at a hearing of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. VA Secretary Doug Collins was giving testimony about his plan to reorganize the Veterans Health Administration, which runs the nation’s largest health care system. The plan would dramatically reduce the regional entities—Veterans Integrated Service Networks (VISNs)—add several new layers to the administrative mix...