With just a month left until the Nov. 5 presidential election, Fierce Healthcare's Heather Landi spoke with David Shulkin, M.D., to gain his insights on the future of healthcare policy.

Shulkin, a healthcare executive, served as the ninth Secretary of Veterans Affairs under the Trump administration. Notably, he was the only cabinet member retained from the Obama administration, after serving 18 months as the VA’s Under Secretary for Health.

In their conversation, Shulkin also reflected on his time as VA Secretary, including his decision to award Cerner a $10 billion, no-bid contract to replace the VA’s outdated medical records system.

To learn more about the topics in this episode: 

• VA extends EHR modernization contract with Oracle Health for 11 months
• VA pauses $16B Oracle Cerner EHR deployments indefinitely to address error-ridden early rollout
• Former VA secretary's latest venture, Override, emerges out of stealth to tackle chronic pain

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