GOVERNMENT HEALTH CARE: House GOP leaders want probe of Veterans Affairs’ purging of medical test orders.

Two key House members have called for an investigation into reports published by the Washington Examiner that the Department of Veterans Affairs purged thousands of medical appointments to hide backlogs of tests and consultations dating back 10 years.

House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and Rep. Dan Benishek, R-Mich., said in a joint letter sent last week to Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki that they want the findings probed by the VA’s Office of Medical Inspector, a unit within the agency that monitors health care issues.

It’s easier to shred ’em than to treat ’em.