[Grunthor]

I had neurosurgery in a military hospital and have not suffered further. That said, I WILL NOT step foot in a VA hospital if I can avoid it.

[YellowRoseofTx]

That said, I WILL NOT step foot in a VA hospital if I can avoid it.

My dad, a WWII vet, said the same thing, only with out the "if I can avoid it" part. He refused to be treated in one after seeing two brothers-in-law in one.

[staytrue]

I posted this on another thread but I will reprise it here.

It is about a MONOPOLY. The soldiers/patients have no choice in their care and the provider/hospital has zero incentive to provide good service.

In the private sector, you have to continually improve your product AND do it at lower cost or someone else will and you are out of business. There is no such control on a monopoly like govt. or any private sector monopoly either.

We probably need to give the wounded payment vouchers and for the most part, they will on their own find the most appropriate care facility and if there is a profit to be made, I suspect the private sector will be falling all over themselves to provide the best care.