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To: dila813
I'm moved to ask: Why do we even have VA hospitals?

In my experience, they are generally antiquated, poorly run and less than expertly staffed. Granted, there are exceptions.

But, upon being mustered out of the service, why don't we give every veteran a paid-up healthcare policy -- which would allow them to be treated anywhere?

Simple solution. Probably provides better quality care for our valuable veterans. And I'd bet it would be a LOT cheaper in the long run.

10 posted on 04/16/2010 12:44:48 PM PDT by okie01 (THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA: Ignorance on Parade)
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To: okie01
Without a VA there wouldn't be tons of government jobs and the bureaucracy that goes with it. Your solution makes perfect sense so you will never see it enacted when throwing money down a hole to make politicians seem to care about vets works better for them.
13 posted on 04/16/2010 12:50:47 PM PDT by Hillarys Gate Cult (The man who said "there's no such thing as a stupid question" has never talked to Helen Thomas.)
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To: okie01

I totally agree.

I thought I would drop dead of disease just walking in that filthy place in Seattle.

They had me come there 3-4 times where I waited for hours to be told at the end that they were denying me.

I would have been happy if they had just given me something to give my insurance company so that they could bill back the government for the related care.

Freaking Government, even when I was in the Navy skipped out on an emergency room visit that was caused by the injury when I was away from base.

It went on my credit report and I ended up paying for it because the government wouldn’t paid even after I requested them to pay at least 6 times.

Government sucks. And now you know how the US Navy turned a Democrat into a Republican.


22 posted on 04/16/2010 1:39:32 PM PDT by dila813
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To: okie01; Hillarys Gate Cult
okie01 ~ I'm moved to ask: Why do we even have VA hospitals? ...

But, upon being mustered out of the service, why don't we give every veteran a paid-up healthcare policy -- which would allow them to be treated anywhere?...

Hillarys Gate Cult ~ ...Your solution makes perfect sense so you will never see it enacted...

From your lips to 0bama's overly large ears.

Eliminate all VA care and place all the veterans on 0bama care.

What's not to like?

30 posted on 04/16/2010 5:53:54 PM PDT by null and void (We are now in day 449 of our national holiday from reality. - 0bama really isn't one of US.)
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