Why VA Health Care Is Different

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Editorial

David J Shulkin. Fed Pract. 2016 May.

. 2016 May;33(5):9-11.

¹ is under secretary for health at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in Washington, DC.

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Conflict of interest statement

Author disclosures The author reports no actual or potential conflicts of interest with regard to this article.

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