Wednesday morning the San Antonio Express-News reported that a cancer patient died after waiting two months to start cancer treatment at a Veteran Affairs hospital in Temple, Texas.
The news comes after a series of revelations about secret waiting lists at VA hospitals nationwide, following an initial whistleblower complaint from a VA hospital in Phoenix, Arizona.
The reporter who broke the story, Sig Christenson, said he’s been in touch with the patient’s physician, who was a subcontractor for the VA at the time, and wishes to remain anonymous. The Texas Standard’s David Brown had a chance to speak with Christenson about the case.
