VA secretary said no privatization, but...

I don’t doubt that Secretary Wilkie was personally sincere, as far as that goes.

 The new secretary of veterans affairs pledged to the American Legion on (August 29) that he won't privatize his agency's health care services even as it increases options for veterans to seek care in the private sector. - MPR

There are many forces at work here, some of them far, far from righteous. I was unable to find anything very recent about Mar-a-Lago crowd. Presumably they are still having input, and privatization is still their ultimate goal - and Traitor Trump’s.

Here's an article about women vets having problems with VA care. Nothing that can’t be fixed, with proper funding and commitment. We’ll see if that’s forthcoming.