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The Systemic Failures and Preventable Tragedies at the Tomah VA Medical Center

Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
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Abstract
The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs issued a Majority Staff Report on allegations of improper care and overprescription of medication that occurred at Tomah VA Medical Center in Wisconsin. The report contains recommendations.
Date
2016-05-31
Document Type
Senate Majority Staff Report
Serial Number
Document Length
376 pages
Congress
114
Relation
DOI
Keywords
Staff Reports, Senate, Republican
PAP Major Code
3: Health
PAP Minor Code
324: Medical Liability, Fraud and Abuse
Cited Hearings
• Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs and Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, joint field hearing on "Tomah VAMC: Examining Quality, Access, and Culture of Overreliance on High-Risk Medications," 114th Cong., S.Hrg. 114-427, (2015, March 30)
• Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, hearing on "Improving VA Accountability: Examining First-Hand Accounts of Department of Veterans Affairs Whistleblowers," 114th Cong., S.Hrg. 114-484, (2015, September 22)
• Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans' Affairs, and Related Agencies, hearing on "A Review of Whistleblower Claims at the Department of Veterans Affairs," 114th Cong., S.Hrg. 114-609, (2015, July 30 and November 6)
• Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, hearing on "Watchdogs Needed: Top Government Investigator Positions Left Unfilled for Years," 114th Cong., S.Hrg. 114-486, (2015, June 3)
• Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, hearing on "Pending Health Care and Benefits Legislation," 114th Cong., S.Hrg. 114-242, (2015, October 6)
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