Active duty personnel do not pay their emergency room bills, which are covered by Tricare.
Why should vets covered by VA have less coverage than active duty personnel?
Why should a veteran have to pay for ER care when illegal don’t?
The veterans that are covered by the VA are mostly not retirees. Typically, they did 2 to 6 years and then got out. They had the rest of their adult lives to get a job and be covered by medical insurance provided by their employer. After retirement they would be covered by Medicare.
Most of the veterans who use the VA squandered their life.
I believe those who should be eligible for VA care are those who have a service connected disability and retired military veterans.