David Shulkin actually said...

the law says what it says and the conversations that we have had over a long period of time confirm that.

I am not walking back on this. I made a commitment to you and to the veterans and we are going to see this through.

We are not taking a wait-until-we-improve-the-system approach.

In my prior life before coming to VA, as a community provider, we participated in health information exchanges.