US House, Senate committees investigate prescription practices at Tomah VA hospital

TOMAH - A hearing today will look into complaints that patients at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Tomah received too many narcotic drugs.

A pair of U.S. House and Senate committees will hold a joint field hearing today in Tomah.

The facility in west-central Wisconsin came under scrutiny in January after reports that physicians at the medical center were prescribing more painkillers than doctors at most VA hospitals.

Full story: WJFW

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