Posted on Aug 12, 2016
Revamping the VA - should retirees or injured veterans be awarded full medical coverage and their choice of hospital?
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As a country, shouldn't we award full medical coverage for retirees or injured veterans and allow them to use any medical facility they want? If you sacrifice your mental or physical health for your country, your country should take care of you. If we can afford to spend outrageously on over priced products, we should be able, as a country, to take care of our bravest. Thoughts?
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That is a wonderful thought, however that puts us all in the same little basket. I don't think the VA could handle it, and I really don't think all our Vets are 100%
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As an injured/partially disabled veteran, I don't think this is a good idea. Before, some of you go all ape mess, hear me out. I'm a Medic. I've worked on both sides of things. Hands-on medical care and the oh so fun 'legal, paperwork' stuff.
In our entire healthcare system there is one huge problem. The vast number of people who will need medical care from a doctor, surgeon, mental health, etc., at many points in their life. The number of licensed healthcare professionals who can treat/lay hands on people to treat them is a TINY fraction. The VA Healthcare isn't immune; it's part of this. You cannot force doctors, nurses, EMT's, & support personnel to work for them. I can't recall the number of veterans who need the VA at some point for care. Nothing is free. Somewhere along the line, someone/some entity is paying for the care we receive. Doctors outside if the VA can be contracted to work WITH, not for the military.
Last year, Vanderbilt Hospital graduated even less new doctors than in the last 5 years. Not because they failed out, but because less are applying for the program. I won't/can't get into the specifics b/c I don't have them. I don't work for the VA or any hospital. The VA isn't broken; they just have a small number of people that can treat the huge number of us that need care. Imagine how many of us need surgery. Not all surgeons can do EVERY surgery that is needed. This country is in a STUPID amount of debt. It sucks that we all suffer b/c some morons in the government failed their math courses in budgeting.
In our entire healthcare system there is one huge problem. The vast number of people who will need medical care from a doctor, surgeon, mental health, etc., at many points in their life. The number of licensed healthcare professionals who can treat/lay hands on people to treat them is a TINY fraction. The VA Healthcare isn't immune; it's part of this. You cannot force doctors, nurses, EMT's, & support personnel to work for them. I can't recall the number of veterans who need the VA at some point for care. Nothing is free. Somewhere along the line, someone/some entity is paying for the care we receive. Doctors outside if the VA can be contracted to work WITH, not for the military.
Last year, Vanderbilt Hospital graduated even less new doctors than in the last 5 years. Not because they failed out, but because less are applying for the program. I won't/can't get into the specifics b/c I don't have them. I don't work for the VA or any hospital. The VA isn't broken; they just have a small number of people that can treat the huge number of us that need care. Imagine how many of us need surgery. Not all surgeons can do EVERY surgery that is needed. This country is in a STUPID amount of debt. It sucks that we all suffer b/c some morons in the government failed their math courses in budgeting.
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This is absolutely another valid point to the supply and demand issue I was discussing.
It's a fact there are fewer people applying for medical schools. This will be/is a problem that is not helped with more Govt in healthcare.
It's a fact there are fewer people applying for medical schools. This will be/is a problem that is not helped with more Govt in healthcare.
SPC Brian Mason
The most valuable commodity for any person, is Time. Once it is gone, we can never get it back. For most of these aspiring healthcare workers, both existing and future, healthcare can be a long, stressful but very rewarding career. People want their free time. No amount of pay and benefits would make them work for the VA or a certain hospital/clinic. People are getting 'angry' and blaming the VA for vets dying but they don't know the reason behind the problems. Nothing is free. Somewhere, someone produced a medical component or employee = money and time. Reimbursement of that has to happen. Problem in getting more people to get employed by the VA Healthcare while simultaneously getting EVERY veteran on-board is an almost impossibility.
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