Sunday, October 3, 2010

Attention Veterans, Sharron Angle want to privatize the VA - Las Vegas Democrat | Examiner.com

Attention Veterans, Sharron Angle want to privatize the VA - Las Vegas Democrat | Examiner.com


In early 2007 at the Walter Reed Army Hospital it was discovered that wounded soldiers were forced to live with cockroaches in rat infested quarters while they went through rehab and physical therapy, which for many lasted months and for some a lifetime.

Walter Reed Army Hospital which had been known as the Army’s top rated hospital and rehab facility for decades was in shambles.

The cause was the privatization of Walter Reid in 2002 under President Bush’s “competitive sourcing initiative“,which awarded a $200 million contract to IAP Worldwide Services.

So how could the Army’s top rated hospital go from hero to zero because of privatization? Congress was wondering the same thing.



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