Rick Scott Calls for Transparency from Federal VA

Gov. Rick Scott is renewing calls for transparency from the federal Veterans Affairs after AHCA inspectors were turned away from a Florida VA hospital for the third time on Wednesday.

For the third time, AHCA inspectors were turned away from a VA hospital. I will continue to call for the VA to allow state surveyors to review their processes until the unanswered questions are addressed," said Scott. "I expected the VA to be open to an independent analysis, but they remain close-minded to my calls for accountability and transparency.

The safety of our veterans is of paramount importance and they deserve answers. My office stands ready to dialogue with the VA about their lack of transparency, and with every VA hospital that turns away state inspectors, my concerns are more heightened, not diminished.