LIVE: Senate committee reviews Veterans Affairs’ transformation efforts

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March 14, 2013

In Washington, D.C., today, the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs is holding a status check on the Department of Veterans Affairs’ claims processing system.

The committee, led by Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, focused primarily on benefits claims — and the time it takes for the VA to process them (see our ongoing coverage) — as the department navigates what Gen. Allison Hickey, undersecretary for benefits, calls its “year of transformation and change.”

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Status check: Senate committee assesses VA’s "transformation efforts"

Wednesday, March 13, 2013: The Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs takes a close look at the Department of Veterans’ Affairs claims process, in an effort to assess the department’s latest efforts at improving efficiency, accuracy and access to health care resources.

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