U.S. Veterans Affairs to seek more healthcare funds: secretary

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U.S. Veterans Affairs to seek more healthcare funds: secretary

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-veterans-affairs-seek-more-healthcare-funds-secretary-165133133--business.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/FhU6rrZRL.FCZ2Y3VMmf7A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-11-06T165133Z_1_LYNXMPEAA50U8_RTROPTP_2_USA-OBAMA-VETERANS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Obama nominates McDonald to head the Veterans Administration in Washington" align="left" title="Obama nominates McDonald to head the Veterans Administration in Washington" border="0" /></a>By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Veterans Affairs Department will seek further budget increases to deal with medical appointment backlogs and the mounting costs of caring for Iraq and Afghanistan veterans, VA Secretary Bob McDonald said on Thursday. The increases will be requested on top of about $16 billion in emergency funds that Congress approved last summer amid a scandal over veterans languishing on long waiting lists for care at VA clinics and hospitals. &quot;We need more,&quot; McDonald told a media breakfast hosted by the Christian Science Monitor. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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