Cascade Of Inquiries Into Deaths At VA Facilities Threatens To Undermine Progress Of Long-Troubled Agency

The deaths at a West Virginia medical center have brought renewed scrutiny into the VA's quality control. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said he is incredulous that hospital leaders in Clarksburg took so long to put the pieces together. “You mean to tell me that for nine months you didn’t know what was going on in your hospital?” Manchin said. “Either you didn’t care, or there was a lack of competency.”

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