I wasn't willing to do that. I don't think that's the right thing for veterans and I stood up against them.
Editor's note · Context
Shulkin discusses his opposition to privatization efforts within the V.A. pushed by political appointees.
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I think you are absolutely correct. It is why we have had a 90-percent reduction on new starts in opioids because we are using a different approach.
It is my hope we can work together to ensure talented medical professional remain in the VA to deliver quality care to our veterans.
But like any business, the times change, the needs change and it's time for us to look at how we operate our networks differently to get the type of accountability that's needed to make sure we don't see the failures that we saw here in…
We need to be doing more of that. There are, you know, the advances in science and technology are absolutely incredible.





