Modern healthcare
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Facing flat federal appropriations, the Department of Veterans Affairs is fattening its budget through service contracts with other agencies. That's meant young children and World War II veterans mix in some of its clinics. Although conceding that new funds are needed, veterans groups fear the VA's traditional customers will be shortchanged in the transition.
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Look around at the next conference of top-level healthcare executives. Chances are, the faces will appear mostly white. ⋯ Years of effort to increase the diversity has made some progress, but most in the industry agree there's a long way to go. Keith Brady (left), one of the few black CEOs who has made it in the private, for-profit sector, cites the influence of mentoring.