President-elect Donald Trump made one of his final Cabinet appointments on Wednesday, announcing his selection of David J. Shulkin – the top health official in the Department of Veterans Affairs – to lead the struggling agency. “I have no doubt Dr. Shulkin will be able to lead the turnaround our Department of Veterans Affairs needs. President Obama nominated him for that position in March 2015; he was confirmed later that year. In May 2014, reports of months-long wait-times for veterans seeking care resulted in the resignation of then-VA secretary Eric Shinseki, who had served in the post since 2009. Shulkin, a board-certified internist, has said he believes the VA must implement reforms to the delivery of health care, while maintaining a focus on the veteran.

Source: Fox News January 11, 2017 18:33 UTC