Posted on Feb 16, 2016
Congress May Fix VA Hospitals By Merging Them With Military
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Congress is exploring a dramatic transformation of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals that would merge them with Department of Defense (DOD) facilities and treat active duty soldiers and veterans side by side.
Many veterans and lawmakers believe the VA healthcare system is in dire need of complete overhaul, and the idea of privatizing it has been increasingly popular. But lawmakers have also quietly been pondering a fix that would take it in the opposite direction — militarization
Many veterans and lawmakers believe the VA healthcare system is in dire need of complete overhaul, and the idea of privatizing it has been increasingly popular. But lawmakers have also quietly been pondering a fix that would take it in the opposite direction — militarization
Congress May Fix VA Hospitals By Merging Them With Military
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SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL
SPC(P) Jay Heenan Yes it will, I know the VA is starting to merge records with the DOD agencies. I hope it works for the sake of the VET!
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That use of fix reminds me of the phrase "I'm fixin to hurt you" SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL. Lumping VA medical facilities into the same budget category as Military Medical facilities makes it much easier to cut the budget and have active military competing with veterans for medical services which would be a travesty.
There are many good reasons that the VA is separate from DoD and not part of HHS either. One of the primary reasons is the way the budget for federal agencies are rolled up. Keeping the military medical facilities separate from VA medical facilities and separate from Indian Health facilities is best to keep each system viable,
There are many good reasons that the VA is separate from DoD and not part of HHS either. One of the primary reasons is the way the budget for federal agencies are rolled up. Keeping the military medical facilities separate from VA medical facilities and separate from Indian Health facilities is best to keep each system viable,
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SFC Daniel Faires
Gus I have to say that is an excellent point, normally I don't agree with what you say but you definetly keep things interesting
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