Florida governor to sue VA, seeking state inspection of hospitals

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Florida governor to sue VA, seeking state inspection of hospitals

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/florida-governor-sue-va-seeking-state-inspection-hospitals-230405810.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/vdeX8NYzUuR4lxlH4iln7A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-06-05T230405Z_1_LYNXMPEA5413G_RTROPTP_2_MEDIA-UNIVISION-FUSION.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Florida Republican Gov. Rick Scott speaks at a ceremony opening new newsroom facilities for the Univision and Fusion television networks in Doral" align="left" title="Florida Republican Gov. Rick Scott speaks at a ceremony opening new newsroom facilities for the Univision and Fusion television networks in Doral" border="0" /></a>By Bill Cotterell TALLAHASSEE Fla. (Reuters) - Florida Governor Rick Scott announced a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on Thursday, seeking to make the troubled agency's Florida facilities submit to inspection by state regulators. Scott, a Republican up for re-election in a state with a large retiree and veteran population, has been highly critical of the VA for a few months. Scott said he directed the state Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) to file the suit in a Tampa federal court as a means of &quot;righting the wrongs experienced by Florida's veterans at the hands of the federal VA, that has repeatedly failed to comply with minimum standards of patient safety.&quot; The lawsuit sought a court order allowing state officials to inspect six VA hospitals and some other medical centers, and to inspect records.</p><br clear="all"/>

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