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WASHINGTON - In their first meeting, the leaders of a presidential commission on military health care Saturday promised pointed fixes to a medical system described by wounded soldiers and the wife of a service member as rife with bureaucratic bungling, delays and indifference.
Witnesses also told the panel - appointed by President Bush in the wake of reports that returning war veterans faced poor outpatient conditions at Walter Reed Army Medical Center - that the medical system can't keep up with the influx of wounded soldiers and the paperwork and bureaucracy is burdening military families.See the full content of this document
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President's Veterans' Care Panel Vows Action
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