NYT investigating Peace Corps medical care

[denali]

Tangentially relevant, but familiar story on yet another federal system charged with providing healthcare to its volunteers in relatively austere environments:

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/26/world/asia/peace-corps-death-china-medical-missteps.html

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[DrMetal]

Tangentially relevant, but familiar story on yet another federal system charged with providing healthcare to its volunteers in relatively austere environments:

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/26/world/asia/peace-corps-death-china-medical-missteps.html

It's a sad story, no doubt. Hard to say who's at fault (the Peace Corps for contracting out their medical care, the actual physician . . .I'm sure it can be argued many ways).

One thing's for sure: it looks like the NYT is gunning for another VA-type scandal. The story about the MC didn't catch on, so now they're going after the Peace Corp? What next, the Salvation Army?

 

[pgg]

What next, the Salvation Army?

Perhaps the militant wing.

 

[denali]

One thing's for sure: it looks like the NYT is gunning for another VA-type scandal. The story about the MC didn't catch on, so now they're going after the Peace Corp? What next, the Salvation Army?

Yeah, that was my first take-away. Did the NYT just shotgun FOIA requests to every agency in DC? Imagine the media traction if some poor State Dept doc was mentioned in a Benghazi document...