Schedulers said they received instructions from supervisors to falsify information . They were also told to hide the true time it took patients to be seen by doctors . The VA said in a statement on its website on Tuesday that it had proposed `` a series of disciplinary '' actions against six employees in Cheyenne , Wyoming , and Fort Collins , Colorado , as a result of the audit . The investigation found that some of those who had been prescribed opioids for chronic pain did not have a legitimate reason for needing them, and others may have misused their prescriptions. Allegations of delayed care , mismanagement and poor culture have rocked the VA .
Schedulers said they received instructions from supervisors to falsify information . They were also told to hide the true time it took patients to be seen by doctors . The investigation found that some of those who had been prescribed opioids for chronic pain did not have a legitimate reason for needing them, and others may have misused their prescriptions. Allegations of delayed care , mismanagement and poor culture have rocked the VA .