VA hospital dubbed Candy Land for allegedly overmedicating veterans

May 22, 2015

After Jason Simcakoski’s death, medical examiner found 13 drugs in his system, all prescribed by Tomah VA in Wisconsin

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VA hospital dubbed Candy Land for allegedly overmedicating veterans

Former Marine Jason Simcakoski didn't die in a combat zone overseas. Instead, he died at the Tomah VA Medical Center near his home in central Wisconsin. The VA told the family that their son’s death had been caused by an aneurysm, but a state autopsy ruled the official cause of death as “mixed drug toxicity.” Christof Putzel reports on the investigation into veterans’ deaths and the how a top staffer has been put on administrative leave


 

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