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On the recordJuly 13, 2009
VA is poised to make some important changes to how care is delivered to women, but, in fairness, we seem to have a bit of a disconnect between mandates and what is actually happening.
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Daniel Akaka
Democratic · Hawaii

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Akaka highlights the gap between VA mandates and actual care delivery for women veterans.

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