TALLAHASSEE, Fla., June 5 (UPI) -- Florida has sued the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs seeking the right to inspect VA hospitals in the state, officials said Thursday.
The lawsuit was filed in federal court by the Florida Agency for Healthcare Administration and two veterans living in the state. In the complaint, the state said the VA has "rebuffed" efforts to investigate complaints about hospital treatment and has even refused to comply with requests for public records made under the Freedom of Information Act.