Did you know that Congressional Medal of Honor recipient Col "Bud" Day was the single person responsible for Tricare for Life?
Air Force Col. Bud Day, Medal of Honor recipient, dies at 88
After the war and his release, Col. Day retired to the Florida Panhandle in 1977 and practiced law, becoming a crusader for health care benefits for veterans. He took his fight to the U.S. Supreme Court in 2003 lawsuit that alleged the government reneged on its promise to provide free lifetime health care to hundreds of thousands of Korean War and World War II veterans. The high court declined to hear an appeal of the case brought on behalf of two Panhandle retirees, but the legal action was credited with prompting Congress to pass legislation in 2000 expanding the military’s TRICARE health insurance program to include veterans over age 65 who had served at least 20 years or were medically retired.
The VA has become a curse word because their care is so horrible.
Some cities and hospitals give better care. For instance, I have heard great things about the VA in Charlotte NC. They hire good people.
Come up to the Philadelphia VA. On staff are lazy, obese women who shred your records and won't lift a finger for you.