How about we are all headed there thanks to an ill informed public making uninformed decisions in the voting booth. It sucks to be the airman, but it is a clear example of two points. First, the government should never be put in charge of health care. Second, the government recognizes the clear danger posed by overzealous trial lawyers and shields themselves from them.
Actually worse than war injury, I think. War injury, you do get life time priority at VA for treatment of consequences of same. Not so sure about “friendly fire” surgeon muck-ups.