After Criticism, Investigator Steps Down From the V.A.

The New York Times: The head of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ medical investigation unit has stepped down, the department announced Wednesday, just days after a federal watchdog sharply criticized the department for failing to adequately investigate allegations of poor care within its sprawling hospital system.

The official, Dr. John R. Pierce, who had been director of the department’s office of medical inspector, is the fifth senior V.A. official to depart in the past six weeks, a period in which the department has come under fierce criticism and intense scrutiny amid allegations that veterans hospitals had been hiding long delays in patient care..

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