A report expected next week could have a major impact on the future of healthcare for the nation's veterans.

Wednesday, employees of the Salem VA Medical Center argued that privatizing medical services is not the answer.

Members of the American Federation of Government Employees held an informational picket outside the medical center for several hours.

They were warning that recommendations from the VA Commission on Care could cause some VA hospitals to shut down.

Anita Campbell is the President of AFGE Local 1739.

"And we think that we may be on the hit list," Campbell told us. "So we don't want that to happen to our veterans. We made them a promise so we're out here to keep that promise."

The report on the future of the Department of Veterans Affairs is expected next week.