An Alabama congresswoman says she has complete mistrust of the health care system for veterans.
Rep. Martha Roby of Montgomery made the comment Thursday. That was one day after she met with top officials of the Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System.
The interim director of the Central Alabama VA announced earlier this week that wait times for new patients had been cut by one-third. Roby says veterans are telling her that's incorrect. She said the veterans say they get appointments made within two weeks, but then they get canceled.
Roby serves on the appropriations subcommittee in Washington that deals with the Department of Veterans Affairs.
The Central Alabama VA serves about 42,000 veterans in central and south Alabama and in the Columbus, Georgia, area.
