Absolutely not. Their little empires are in danger and you can bet that the VA will use millions of taxpayer dollars to lobby Congress to make sure it doesn’t get passed.
I’ve been saying this for years. Close all the VA hospitals and eliminate all of the staff at the VA and give veterans vouchers for health care.
Essentially if you are a veteran and have health care from you employer, then Uncle Sam would pay either the difference in your plan to make up 100% coverage or cover the cost for treatment above what your plan coverage is. If you don’t have health insurance than you get 100% paid medical.
I travelled with my dad when I was younger (he retired from the Army in 1963) then when I was old enough drove him to the VA hospitals all across the state of Washington up until the month before he died in 1990. If anyone owants to see what gubmint HC is like just go to a VA hospital or a Military hospital. Not saying the care wasn’t as good but there was always and I mean always some bureaucratic SNAFU every time we went.