David Shulkin: “In closing, let me be clear - no one is advocating that we privatize the VA.”

We think that VA offers tremendous training opportunities, and, frankly, it is in our interest to train these students.

As you know, coming from a provider background, I strongly believe people deserve to get paid when they deliver a service, and we have failed many of our providers in terms of that.

If that is true, let me make it clear right now, that should not be followed.

How could you argue against wanting veterans to have choice and the best type of care?