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VETERANS' HEALTHCARE Military.com: VA Secretary Doug Collins Questions Focus On Veterans' Wait Times The Department of Veterans Affairs completed a record nearly 60 million appointments with private health care providers last year, part of a massive expansion of outside medical care for veterans. But VA Secretary Doug Collins says one of the government's most closely watched measures of whether veterans can access that care, how long they wait, doesn't tell the whole story. (Lindsay, 10/7) https://www.military.com/va-hit-a-record-nearly-60-million-community-care-appointments-doug-collins-says-wait-times-dont-tell-the-whole-story?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-95paV80VUuan3D49pWgsOC0_mceQeq6kQkfcR1re5-sDuUiUL3mqCMcKR8mi7WuINP7QeOvZb-u4ofjD-n1-cGPdMb8A&_hsmi=442944594&utm_content=442944594&utm_source=hs_email Military.com: Soldiers Wounded By Iranian Drone Strike Accuse Military Health Care System Of Failing Them Six U.S. Army Reserve soldiers died and more than 30 suffered wounds during the March attack. In one case, Maj. Stephen Ramsbottom said he waited over four months to receive MRI results after medics removed shrapnel from his head. "I’ve had to build my own case for everything," Ramsbottom said. "It’s very frustrating." Maj. Billy Key said he did not receive specialized care until mid-April after suffering a head injury, hearing loss, and smoke inhalation that caused lung damage in the attack. “It took too long,” he said. (Plummer, 10/6) https://www.military.com/soilders-wounded-by-iranian-drone-strike-accuse-military-healthcare-system-of-failing-them?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_7HVnh2ZSx3N9UPTNwe9sKwPVzOK6varRdx1G3elkg8M5YxXMBaPKC6lVgRfJ_QtEiISVipTvL2iLkiKpSJY4gUhj1KQ&_hsmi=442944594&utm_content=442944594&utm_source=hs_email