Patients Paid The Price as VA Hospital Manipulated Metrics for Better Ratings Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email Walter Savage, an Air Force veteran who was turned away from a VA hospital in Roseburg, Oregon ( Ruth Fremson/The New York Times ) Produced by Elizabeth Ross Hosted by Todd Zwillich Produced by PRI and WNYC