Veteran Healthcare Problem

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Veteran Healthcare Problem
For many years, the veterans in the United States have continued to suffer as they struggle with poor health services, limited access, and bureaucratic operational system and processes (Schoen). Various attempts have been made to improve the healthcare of the veterans. However, the reforms have had minimal benefits as the veterans continue to face a myriad of challenges. Indeed, the United States has a health care system that functions poorly and thus does not fully meet the critical services that the veterans need (Wax-Thibodeaux). Ethics have played a central role in solving the problems faced by veterans in the healthcare system in the United States.

From the perspective of the Veteran Affairs (VA) managers it is demonstrated that some of the employees have concealed critical and valid information regarding the veterans for their benefit. Indeed, they have used the details of the veterans for their greater good in society. On the other hand, the employees have destroyed relevant documents and at the same time altered numbers (Randen). Notably, this is unethical to manipulate the information that is directed to offering veterans with better healthcare services. Indeed, this has demonstrated that they lack compassion for the veterans has made to suffer for many years.
On the other hand, whistleblowers have demonstrated that the officials dealing with veteran affairs have been more concerned about their livelihood rather than that of the veterans who need their services more urgently.

Similarly, the employees at the healthcare have acted in an unethical manner for the risk of unemployment. They have manipulated records following threats by the senior management to serve their interests (Wax-Thibodeaux). Indeed, the employees have feared the risk of being scrutinized by their fellow employees for acting in a manner that undermines the rights of the veterans in the United States.
In a nutshell, veterans will continue to suffer if the existing conditions are not handled with a lot of care and consideration. There is a need to provide them with improved health care services for the veterans. Therefore, the employees in the healthcare sector should ensure that the systems work properly and meet the needs of the veterans. Moreover, they should desist from manipulating the records of the veterans for their benefit and thus ensure the needs of the veterans are met.
Works Cited
Randen, Rachel. “Pattern of problems with Veterans Affairs healthcare system.” Modern Healthcare, 7 May 2014, www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20140507/NEWS/305079939. Accessed 21 Oct. 2018.
Schoen, Doug. “Our Veterans Deserve Better: Fixing a Broken VA Healthcare System.” Forbes, 18 July 2017, www.forbes.com/sites/dougschoen/2017/07/18/our-veterans-deserve-better-fixing-a-broken-va-healthcare-system/#1a0c2643b5f4. Accessed 21 Oct. 2018.
Wax-Thibodeaux, Emily. “Here are 5 urgent problems a new VA secretary would need to tackle.” The Washington Post, 25 Apr. 2018, www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2018/04/25/here-are-5-urgent-problems-a-new-va-secretary-would-need-to-tackle/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.06ede3af593b. Accessed 21 Oct. 2018.