Why I Blew the Whistle on the V.A.

Why I Blew the Whistle on the V.A. - NYTimes.com:
"PHOENIX — MY decision to become a whistle-blower after 24 years as a physician in a Veterans Affairs hospital was, at first, an easy one.
I knew about patients who were dying while waiting for appointments on the V.A.’s secret schedules, and I couldn’t stay silent.
But there was no response to the two letters I sent to the Veterans Affairs inspector general, one in late October 2013 and one in early February.
Going public would damage an institution I gave more than two decades of my life to, trying to make a better place for veterans to get their care.
But I had to be able to sleep at night."