David Shulkin actually said...

We need these provider agreements. Right now, we have providers around the country who are refusing to do business with us...

I respect the important role that Congress has in ensuring veterans receive quality healthcare and benefits that they rightly deserve.

my expectation is, the Secretary's expectation, is that we are going to take actions to remove people who are not following the VA values.

I have personally used them, and people go from being essentially unconscious to waking up and talking to you in a matter of seconds.