On the recordJune 19, 2014
Well, we know that the VA loses health care providers to the DoD. Why hasn't the VA considered increasing the base pay of the VA health care employees so that they receive comparable pay to the DoD?
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congress.govMark Takano: “Well, we know that the VA loses health care providers to the DoD. Why hasn't the VA considered increasing the base pay…”
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Takano questions VA's pay competitiveness with DoD to retain healthcare providers.
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