The increase is tied to the Withdrawal of Pain Meds. These idiots in DC seem to forget we are still in 2 Wars, with a Vietnam like scenario being set up in Nigeria. VA cut Pain Meds for Veterans 3 months before they cut it for Civilians.
I keep tabs on it as hubby is a 20 yr Career Ret. SCPO, and as his spouse it effects me in the private sector. We are over the VA earnings cap with 2 SS and his Navy Pension for VA Care. Except dental and hearing as those are Service connected health issues.
Did he get his MD license out of a Cracker Jack Box? VA hospital in his district is in horrible shape.
Roe is NO FRIEND OF VETERANS.
Wow. Lots being done behind the scenes here. I was hoping we could read the full statements.
The candyman docs (few), the LACK of fully trained psychiatrists who are the only ones supposed to be able to prescribe those drugs (a physicians assistant prescribing?????), the lack of data on which programs are actually useful, lack of FOLLOW-UP, rising numbers of women taking their lives, SELF medication with the opioid crises, and most important = lack of trust (if you don’t trust your doc?), coordination between programs and administration, getting the LOCAL community involved, etc. etc, are parts of this very complicated, often swamp creature invaded, system.
Please explain Roe not supporting vets? Is he a swamp creature?
One thing that is totally absurd and STINKS to hell is the FACT that the DOD destroys ALL military sexual trauma records AFTER ONE YEAR! I still can’t believe it. COVER-UP? COVER-UP?