David Shulkin: “There will be no more delays in moving forward to pay those cases.”

We are following the Federal contracting rules and regulations, and we are trying to do this as quickly as we can.

This is a tough job for anybody to do. What the successful secretary needs to do is to build a team around them because this is bigger than any one person, and to work very collaboratively with veteran service organizations and Congress.

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

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