I have advocated exactly that for years. Veterans would receive MUCH better care and they would be closer to home in most cases.
My thoughts exactly. If anyone wants to see UHC in action go to a VA or Military hospital and prepare for a long wait. My father (WW 2, Korea, & Vietnam vet) fought the red tape from 1965 until he died in 1990.
People don’t understand the endless crap they put patient through just to receive basic care. As his dependent child trying to get basic care was an all day event.
These places are notorius for losing/misplacing records, scheduling visits 2-4 months out, etc...
I have always beleived that if they did away with the VA medical system and gave our vets vouchers for service that they and the country would be better served. the public doesn’t understand that there is not a VA hospital in every city and the time and expense it cost just to go to travel to one only to find out that what you thought was going to happen didn’t...