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Employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs improperly accessed the medical files of Sen. JD Vance and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the two major party vice presidential nominees, and an ...
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) employees improperly accessed the medical files of vice presidential candidates Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, with a Justice Department ...
The VA has access to both sensitive information on Vance and Walz because they served in the military before running for elected office. Vance enlisted in the military directly out of high school.
Vance was born James Donald Bowman on August 2, 1984, in Middletown, Ohio, [5] [6] to Beverly Carol (née Vance) and Donald Ray Bowman. He is of Scots-Irish descent. [7] [8] His parents divorced when he was a toddler. [6]
Vance spent four years in the Marines and served a tour in Iraq in 2005 as a combat correspondent. Walz served 24 years in the National Guard and retired in 2005 before a run for Congress .
VA currently has about 8.4 million veterans enrolled in its health care program. Of the remaining roughly 13 million living veterans, CBO estimates that about 8 million qualify to enroll in VA's health care program but have not enrolled. VA currently spends about $44 billion providing health care services to veterans, or about $5,200 per enrollee.
A handful of Department of Veterans Affairs employees reportedly peeked at vice presidential hopefuls JD Vance's and Tim Walz's medical records in July and August.
Simon referenced a recent press release that cited studies that concluded that 79% of VA facilities had 4 or 5-star ratings from patients cHompared to 40% of hospitals outside the VA.