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I like it!!  

I also think they should ban bonuses for VA Executives (except for medical doctors who deserve their bonuses!) when ever the wait time is over 30 days, as measured by Veterans and not VA as VA can not be trusted.  

Here is why VA docs deserve their bonuses.  

1.  VA docs are under a lot of pressure to see many, many more patients per day than in the private sector.  

2.  Many have invested a half  million dollars in their education, and are making huge student loan payments.  Its not unusual for a doctor to pay 1000 to 4000 per month in student loans.  

3.  VA needs docs and doctors can earn far, far more in the private sector.  The bonus for doctors is needed because the pay scale is messed up, and they simply can not pay doctors what they deserve, so they use a bonus system, which is really a part of their pay.  Example:  Many specialists can earn 350,000 per year in private practice or more, but Va caps it to about 150k.  So a bonus of another 50 k, makes it more reasonable and competetive with the private sector.  

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They can RECOUP Bonuses:

In part:

". 204. AUTHORITY TO RECOUP BONUSES OR AWARDS PAID TO EMPLOYEES OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

(a) In General.—Subchapter I of chapter 7 of title 38, United States Code, as amended by section 203, is further amended by adding at the end the following new section:

“§ 721. Recoupment of bonuses or awards paid to employees of Department

“(a) In General.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may issue an order directing an employee of the Department to repay the amount, or a portion of the amount, of any award or bonus paid to the employee under title 5, including under chapters 45 or 53 of such title, or this title if—

“(1) the Secretary determines that the individual engaged in misconduct or poor performance prior to payment of the award or bonus, and that such award or bonus would not have been paid, in whole or in part, had the misconduct or poor performance been known prior to payment; and

“(2) before such repayment, the employee is afforded—

“(A) notice of the proposed order; and

“(B) an opportunity to respond to the proposed order by not later than 10 business days after the receipt of such notice; and

“(3) the Secretary issues the order—

“(A) in the case of a proposed order to which an individual responds under paragraph (2)(B), not later than five business days after receiving the response of the individual; or

“(B) in the case of a proposed order to which an individual does not respond, not later than 15 business days after the Secretary provides notice to the individual under paragraph (2)(A)."

 

 

 

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http://blogtalkrawwwdio.com/haditcom/2017/06/29/hadit-podcast-special-show-with-guest-berta-simmons

We discussed it briefly on the show.

It is a BIGGY!!!!! but we only had an hour.

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