Brandon Coleman, an addiction therapist in Phoenix, goes to the media with allegation that suicidal veterans are allowed to leave treatment undeterred. Three weeks later the facility retaliates against Coleman, placing him on administrative leave
Reveal News reports that the VA in Tomah, WI, where one veteran died of a drug overdose is referred to as “Candy Land” for over-prescribing painkillers. The hospital’s chief of staff, psychiatrist Dr. David Houlihan, is referred to as the “Candy Man”
Phoenix VA Director Sharon Helman is fired by the VA, 7 months after scandal breaks in her facility
Phoenix gets another interim director, Glen Grippen
CVA launches a bipartisan Fixing Veterans Health Care Taskforce to evaluate challenges and solutions
Completed VA inspector general report calls actions in Phoenix “unacceptable and troubling lapses in follow-up, coordination, quality and continuity of care,” and that the appointment system “adversely affected the quality of primary and specialty care”
The Veterans Access, Choice and Accountability Act of 2014 is signed into law creating the Choice Program in an attempt to allow veterans to choose where they seek their health care and drive down wait times
