Women Vets Get Worse Care, Review Finds

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Outpatient Care At Many VA Facilities Needs Vast Upgrade, Officials Say

(AP) Women veterans aren't receiving the same quality of outpatient care as men at many Department of Veterans Affairs' facilities, according to an agency review obtained exclusively by The Associated Press.

The review appears to validate the complaints of advocates and some members of Congress who have said the health care system needs to focus more on women's health.

Women make up about 5 percent of the VA's population, but that number is expected to nearly double in the next two years as more women return home from Iraq and Afghanistan and seek care.

The review of the quality of care at VA facilities, which was mandated by Congress, found that at about one-third of its facilities, the quality of outpatient care given to women wasn't as good as what was offered to men.

CBS

[unhappycamper]

1. Yes, I know.

Instances of military (and contractor) rapes have been hitting the news regularly. Women have been getting the short end of the stick for a long time.

It's the VA way.

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3. Rapes are underreported (i.e. AF Academy). This finding is several years old. nt

[unhappycamper]

2. Today's Army Times also has an article on this issue:

http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/06/ap_womenvets_061308/