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Panel 1 

Ms. Cynthia A. Bascetta
Director, Healthcare—Veterans’
Health and Benefits Issues
U.S. General Accounting Office 
(PDF)

Accompanied by:  

Mr. Jim Musselwhite
Assistant Director, Healthcare—Veterans’
Health and Benefits Issues
U.S. General Accounting Office 

John D. Daigh Jr., M.D.
Assistant Inspector General for Health Care Inspections
Office of Inspector General
Department of Veterans Affairs 
(Prepared Testimony | PDF)

Accompanied by:  

Ms. Victoria Coates
Director, Atlanta Regional Office of Healthcare Inspections
Office of Inspector General
Department of Veterans Affairs 

Panel 2 

Honorable Robert H. Roswell, M.D.
Under Secretary for Health
Department of Veterans Affairs 
(Prepared Testimony | PDF)

Accompanied by: 

James F. Burris, M.D.
Chief Consultant for Geriatrics and Extended Care
Strategic Healthcare Group
Veterans Health Administration
Department of Veterans Affairs 

Panel 3 

Joel Streim, M.D.
President
American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry 
(Prepared Testimony | PDF)

Ms. Jade Gong, RN, FAAN
Member, VA Geriatrics and Gerontology Advisory Committee
Health Strategy Associates 
(Prepared Testimony | PDF)

Ms. Linda Sabo
Executive Director
Alzheimer’s Association Western New York Chapter 
(Prepared Testimony | PDF)

Mr. Phillip Jean
President
National Association of State Veterans Homes
Maine Veterans Home 
(Prepared Testimony | PDF)

Statements for the Record 

Ms. Carol Rutherford
Director, Veterans Affairs and Rehabilitation Division
The American Legion 
(Prepared Testimony | PDF)

Mr. Richard Jones
National Legislative Director
AMVETS 
(Prepared Testimony | PDF)

Mr. Adrian M. Atizado
Assistant National Legislative Director
Disabled American Veterans
(Prepared Testimony | PDF)

Mr. Fred Cowell
Health Policy Analyst
Paralyzed Veterans of America 
(Prepared Testimony | PDF)

Mr. Paul A. Hayden
Deputy Director
National Legislative Service
Veterans of Foreign Wars 
(Prepared Testimony | PDF)

Mr. Charles H. Roadman II, MD, CNA
President and Chief Executive Officer
American Health Care Association
(Prepared Testimony | PDF)