Posted on Apr 19, 2016
What's your view on doing away with the VA health system?
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Would it be better to have all veterans choose their own provider?
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Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
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After dealing with a local clinic doctor that a lump found during a routine breast check was nothing and she discourages her patients from such self-exams, I found a civilian provider. This was one of many issues I've encountered with a satellite clinic that is losing doctors and nurses at a very high rate. I have great respect for VA overall, but maybe allowing us to find our own doctors might be best.
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I think that there should be an established benefits system, but to be restricted to some of the providers that have been complained about time and time again....that is just not fair.
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I don't think this has to be an "all or nothing" proposition. This could be done as a pilot program in a few areas that are either a long way from a facility as well as do a few pilots where the existing facility is overcrowded.
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I believe that American service members would be receiving their due if they could pick the provider of their choice. My uncle had to use the VA for cataract surgery, and it looked like an amateur did it. My brother had to drive 4 hours and stay overnight at a motel for cancer treatments.
We served. Some receive benefits (I don't as I did not retire or participate in combat). Those who are receiving medical benefits should be allowed to get the best they can. Not long delays and less then quality treatment from the VA.
Hell, I wish they would do away with the VA! They are a bunch of clingers on who are sucking from the teat of the government. Rebuild the VA from the ground up.
We served. Some receive benefits (I don't as I did not retire or participate in combat). Those who are receiving medical benefits should be allowed to get the best they can. Not long delays and less then quality treatment from the VA.
Hell, I wish they would do away with the VA! They are a bunch of clingers on who are sucking from the teat of the government. Rebuild the VA from the ground up.
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I would be all for it. Its a broken system and has been for years and years. Move everyone to Tricare. Privatize the VA hospitals if they wish to specializations that accommodate rehabilitation of war injuries, but sack the whole system.
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I'm currently in the works of drafting up legislation to do exactly that within NYC. Wingsforwarriors.org
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I'm opposed to the natural, hip shot reaction that closing VA somehow violates our agreement with the government. I would be ok with shutout ting it all down resulted in veterans getting better, quicker service at non VA facilities.
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I think that it would be great. Simply dissolve the VA hospital system and insure every veteran at 100%. Then they can go to their local provider for the care they need. I am lucky that the VA hospital is only 15 miles from my house and on a good traffic day it's about a half an hour drive. There are 10 civilian hospitals closer to me including 4 under 5 miles. Let the vets go to who ever they want.
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LTC Terrence Farrier, PhD
You must look past the VA only if you consider moving all veterans to the civilian health care systems. Why? Medical doctors are currently being pushed by their employers to enter data into computers that once we completed by their administrative staffs. Civilian hospitals believe they can save money through less administration mistakes which cost more administration time with insurance companies who those same civilian hospitals rely on for repayment. That means less time per patient diagnosis and face time to see what is really going on. At least the VA is familiar with some military specific diagnosis. Despite the wait, and I don't like it any more than any of our RallyPoint members, the VA usually takes the time to have that face to face.
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