Now, the chairmans opening remarks, he was correct. We are not here to analyze a poll that was taken about the va. But we are here rather to look at the investigations that have already taken place, and addressed certain deficiencies within the veterans system that no action was taken on, or at least not corrective action. In fiscal year 2013, the reported 93 of specialty primarycare appointments and 95 of Mental Health appointments were made within 14 days of the patients or providers desired date. At first glance, these numbers appear to demonstrate that veterans are receiving the care they want and when they want it. However, we know this is not the case. I think if va had asked hard questions regarding these statistics, we would not be here today discussing recent allegations surrounding many va facilities. More specifically, we are here to discuss when Senior Leadership in the department became aware that local va employees were manipulating wait times to show that veterans do not
can you make the case is still worth it to take out loans to get the education? guest: that is a great question. it is a lot we have heard about in the press in the last few months. months. if you want to compete , maybe college is not for everyone. but some post-secondary education, all the statistics say education will pay off in the end. that is not just in economic terms. for society, with fewer people requiring medical care, who are in jail, lower crime rates, higher tax revenue. for individuals in particular, there is no other strong indicator of your financial success in life than the amount of education. host: justin draeger, ceo of the association of financial aid administrators. there website is linked to hours if you want to check out what they re doing. guest: fafsa.ed.gov host: we have one story to show you before we leave. one of pakistan s most wanted military commanders has been killed in an american drone strike. officials said they were aware that reports co