I’ve had nothing but great service and care at my local VA clinic and hospital.
Been in the VA healthcare system for 20+ years. They are first class. Appointments seen on time. Uncrowded waiting rooms. Professionalism every where. Modern equipment.
They are focused on wellness.
They have an internet based website for re-ordering meds as well as connected directly to the Nationwide Electronic medical records system.
Signs are everywhere thanking veterans for their service.
Memphis VA sucks. Then there is the $$ cap 1 career Military..Navy Ret. SCPO, 2 SS checks as you are a senior who is married and you are over the $38 K limit for him to get VA care. Your stuck on the gutted Medicare and Tricare Life.
Only way to go is disability route. Then they ‘farm’ out a lot of services to private doctors and dentist any way. The only thing they have fully provided for is hearing aides due to jet engine hearing destruction. Have to say that the aides they provide are top draw and you get batteries and the ear wax traps free when you need them and adjustment with in a reasonable time frame.
So you are have private medical care, and more docs are not taking Medicare/Tricare Life patients. To low reimbursement. And it does not matter if it is private or VA the docs and staff are still a crap shoot as far as quality. If I didn’t stay on top of the Crap PCP, she would have killed both of us a couple of years ago.
Now she is trying to say based on a glucose report every 3 months I have a ‘sugar’ issue after I’ve take 1000 MG Vit C before she draws blood, which shoots sugar up. Wrote a script for one of the strong and worst diabetes drugs with out doing A1C1 or Keytone testing. NO test meter, until I raised a fuss, and then only 1 test strip per day. With a Type 2 son, who test 4 times a day, I know that is not kosher or normal. See the ENDOCRINOLOGIST in Aug.