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Walz Joins Kind In Calling For Opiate Hearings
Minnesota Democrat Tim Walz has joined Congressman Ron Kind in asking for a
hearing to examine pain management practices of VA medical centers nationwide. Kind says allegations, like those coming out of Tomah, are extremely serious, and a hearing needs to be held to identify problems and finding solutions not just in Tomah, but system-wide.
Last week, Kind sent a letter to the Department of Veterans Affairs requesting that an investigation be launched in light of a recent report that the Tomah VA has been over prescribing opiates to veterans being served at that facility.
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