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VA secretary attacks reports of slowdowns in mailed prescriptions as ‘conspiracy theories’

Military Times: Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie is dismissing reports of significant delays in veterans mailed prescriptions as “conspiracy theories” being used to “score political points against the Trump administration,” and warning that the narrative could discourage some individuals from using the U.S. postal service for critical medications.

“It’s disappointing to see how comfortable some are with presenting misinformation to advance a political agenda, even when that information has the potential to cause harm to those who served this country,” Wilkie wrote in an op-ed published in the Washington Examiner on Tuesday.

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