Submitted by ikorrellim on September 13, 2004 - 6:28am.
Donerail:
To break it down more clearly:
VA is taking no NEW PATIENTS...there is a six month to 1 year waiting list to get care.
Service connected get priority, now it is almost certain that non service connected vets will be pushed out of the system with the influx of new vets coming in.
Those vets whose income fall below a certain threshold pay nothing...those vets who make a middle-income living pay co-pay.
Service connected 50% or more pay no co-pays.
New ruling: Vets with higher than middle-income will not be allowed to enter VA...I guess Bush feels they can get their care elsewhere, even though that is not what the contract the vets signed promised.
An Iraq Vet who was on TV yesterday with Kerry for Veterans, (verteransinstitute.org). said he has been waiting six months to get health care from the VA and hasn't receive any yet, nor received a letter as to when they will be able to assist him.
To break it down more clearly:
VA is taking no NEW PATIENTS...there is a six month to 1 year waiting list to get care.
Service connected get priority, now it is almost certain that non service connected vets will be pushed out of the system with the influx of new vets coming in.
Those vets whose income fall below a certain threshold pay nothing...those vets who make a middle-income living pay co-pay.
Service connected 50% or more pay no co-pays.
New ruling: Vets with higher than middle-income will not be allowed to enter VA...I guess Bush feels they can get their care elsewhere, even though that is not what the contract the vets signed promised.
An Iraq Vet who was on TV yesterday with Kerry for Veterans, (verteransinstitute.org). said he has been waiting six months to get health care from the VA and hasn't receive any yet, nor received a letter as to when they will be able to assist him.