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The recently passed VA bill is a joke

Sunday, August 17, 2014 20:13
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 The VA and Gitmo eligible patient-to-health care provider ratios speak volumes.

While the Gitmo ratio is 1.5 to 1, for America’s 9 million veterans receiving VA health care and 267,930 VA employees, the ratio is 35 to 1.

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So, I called the VA and asked how I would go about using a private doctor now that this bill has been passed as I'm  180 miles from one of my VA doctors and 80 miles from another.  The bill states if you are more than 40 miles away or can't get an appointment within a month then you would be eligible for civilian care.  Well, lo and behold it only applies to those who were authorized VA health benefits after August 1st of this year!  Amazing, so only the newbies, who have never had to put up with this crap, will benefit, but those who have been enduring such for innumerable years will continue to do so, ad infintum. Talk about a feel good-do nothing bill..



Source: http://freenorthcarolina.blogspot.com/2014/08/the-recently-passed-va-bill-is-joke.html

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