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Following Up: VA Medical Care

Wayne Yoshioka
Wayne Yoshioka

All this week, Hawai‘i Public Radio is revisiting stories we’ve covered in the past to bring you up to date with the latest developments.  It’s a series we call “Following Up.”

It’s been more than a year since the Veterans Administration came under fire for problems throughout its health care system - including stories of veterans waiting months for medical care.  Last year, HPR’s Wayne Yoshioka spoke with a number of local veterans who complained about their VA medical treatment.  Today, he follows up on one of those cases.

Wayne Yoshioka
Wayne Yoshioka is an award-winning journalist who has worked in television, print and radio in Hawaiʻi. He also has been on both sides of politics as a state departmental appointee and political/government reporter. He covered Hurricane Iwa (1982) as a TV reporter; was the State Department of Defense/Civil Defense spokesperson for Hurricane Iniki (1992); and, commanded a public affairs detachment in Afghanistan (2006). He has a master's degree in Communication from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and is a decorated combat veteran (Legion of Merit, Bronze Star and 22 other commendation/service medals). He resides in Honolulu.
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