David Shulkin: “We believe that this program, compared to continuing Choice and Community Care Programs as they are, will actually be…”

I think the way the findings were used -- were used in a political way. Not by the inspector general, but by the political appointees within V.A.

VA OIG reports 'must be accurate,' 'must be fair,' and 'must be objective.' This report is none of those things.

The VISN model was put in place close to 20 years ago, a very innovative model that has served VA well.

I received a phone call saying that the President wanted to make a change, and that's certainly his prerogative to do that, and that's what happened.