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Fix veterans' care fast, panel urges: UM President Donna Shalala and former Kansas Sen. Bob Dole offered a number of recommendations to improve medical care for service members seriously injured.

Miami Herald (Miami, FL)

| July 26, 2007 | This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Lesley Clark

Jul. 26--WASHINGTON -- The healthcare system that treats soldiers wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan needs rapid, "fundamental changes," including better diagnosis and treatment of brain injuries and post-traumatic stress, a presidential commission told President Bush on Wednesday.

The commission -- co-chaired by University of Miami President Donna Shalala and former Sen. Bob Dole -- issued its report as a unanimous Senate passed legislation that tackles some of the same topics, including boosting spending on the two injuries the commission called "common conditions of the current conflicts."

But the nine-member panel urged Bush to act "as quickly as possible" and added: "We don't recommend merely patching the system,…

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