It shouldn't be this hard to serve your country: our broken government and the plight of veterans
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New York : PublicAffairs, ©2019.
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Book
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First edition.
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viii, 360 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
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Known in health care circles for his ability to turn around ailing hospitals, Dr. David Shulkin was originally brought into government by President Obama to save the beleaguered Department of Veterans Affairs. When President Trump appointed him as secretary of the VA, Shulkin was as shocked as anyone. Yet this surprise was trivial compared to what Shulkin encountered as secretary: a team of political appointees devoted to stopping anyone -- including the secretary himself -- who stood in the way of privatizing the agency and implementing their political agenda. In this uninhibited memoir, Shulkin opens up about why the government has long struggled to provide good medical care to military veterans and the plan he had to solve these problems. This is a book about the commitment we make to the men and women who risk their lives fighting for our country, how the VA was finally beginning to live up to it, and why the new administration may now be taking us in the wrong direction.
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Cabinet officers -- United States -- Biography.
Shulkin, David J.
United States -- Politics and government -- 2017-2021.
United States. -- Department of Veterans Affairs -- Officials and employees -- Biography.
United States. -- Department of Veterans Affairs.
United States. -- Veterans Health Administration.
Veterans -- Medical care -- United States.
Shulkin, David J.
United States -- Politics and government -- 2017-2021.
United States. -- Department of Veterans Affairs -- Officials and employees -- Biography.
United States. -- Department of Veterans Affairs.
United States. -- Veterans Health Administration.
Veterans -- Medical care -- United States.
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9781541762657, 1541762657
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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-360).
Description
Known in health care circles for his ability to turn around ailing hospitals, Dr. David Shulkin was originally brought into government by President Obama to save the beleaguered Department of Veterans Affairs. When President Trump appointed him as secretary of the VA, Shulkin was as shocked as anyone. Yet this surprise was trivial compared to what Shulkin encountered as secretary: a team of political appointees devoted to stopping anyone -- including the secretary himself -- who stood in the way of privatizing the agency and implementing their political agenda. In this uninhibited memoir, Shulkin opens up about why the government has long struggled to provide good medical care to military veterans and the plan he had to solve these problems. This is a book about the commitment we make to the men and women who risk their lives fighting for our country, how the VA was finally beginning to live up to it, and why the new administration may now be taking us in the wrong direction.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Shulkin, D. J. (2019). It shouldn't be this hard to serve your country: our broken government and the plight of veterans. First edition. PublicAffairs.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Shulkin, David J.. 2019. It Shouldn't Be This Hard to Serve Your Country: Our Broken Government and the Plight of Veterans. PublicAffairs.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Shulkin, David J., It Shouldn't Be This Hard to Serve Your Country: Our Broken Government and the Plight of Veterans. PublicAffairs, 2019.
MLA Citation (style guide)Shulkin, David J.. It Shouldn't Be This Hard to Serve Your Country: Our Broken Government and the Plight of Veterans. First edition. PublicAffairs, 2019.
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