Under Pressure From Congress, VA Aims To Buy More Implants In Bulk
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Frustrated congressmen lambasted the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs at a Jan. 15 congressional hearing for failing to follow its own implant procurement procedures, according to an analysis by the Government Accountability Office. Lawmakers also scrutinized the VA’s policies on ensuring that company sales representatives don’t perform procedures on patients and gaps in the agency’s ability to track patients who received implants.