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The United States secretary of veterans affairs is the head of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, the department concerned with veterans' benefits, health care, and national veterans' memorials and cemeteries.
In 2017, Shulkin became the ninth United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs and served under President Donald Trump. He was the Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health from 2015 until 2017, appointed by President Barack Obama.
Oct 16, 2019 · David Shulkin, a physician and former healthcare executive, was an under secretary at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs under President Obama and the Secretary of the VA under President...
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- There are more than 20 million American veterans,about a quarter of them living in rural areas,,many of them need VA benefits just to get by. More than nine million of our veterans rely on VA health care,a system that is spread across the entire country,approximately 1,300 facilities,more than 340,000 employees. It’s the largest health care system in the U.S.,one of the most complicated organizations in the government. Dealing the size,scope,budget realities,capital deficits,political pressure surrounding the VA is nearly impossible under the best of circumstances.
Robert Leon Wilkie Jr. (born August 2, 1962) [1] is an American lawyer and government official who served as the United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs from 2018 to 2021, during the Trump administration.
Oct 22, 2019 · David Shulkin's memoir, It Shouldn't Be This Hard to Serve Your Country, focuses on his time as veterans affairs secretary, tells of his fights against privatizing the VA — and settles some...
Mar 28, 2018 · President Trump fired Secretary of Veterans Affairs David Shulkin, who had been the subject of criticism over travel expenses and poor care at VA health centers.
Aug 19, 2021 · David Shulkin, Trump’s first VA secretary who also led the agency’s health-care system in the Obama administration, in March launched Policy Vets, a weekly podcast with former American Legion...
