Allowing Vets to have a veterans card and go to their normal care provider makes sense. Others have suggested the same. However, if those Vets came under DOD, they would be underfunded, because the critical mission of the DOD is winning wars. It is not ‘negotiating’ hospital care for former military members.
Like Rush always says:
The purpose of the military is the kill people and break things.
I agree with you. Leave the DOD to its mission of winning wars.
Keep the VA separate from them AND keep the promises to the vets!
For many Vets their primary care is the VA. The VA has small -primary care- clinics that cater to regular check-ups and immunizations, more involved procedures are performed at VA hospitals. Vets are given cards that can be used at nonmilitary facilities with prior authorization. Some also are given access to active military base hospitals as well.
Carson is way off on this.