The VA health system does not need more money. Rather, veterans need more of the freedom for which they fought on our behalf. Give the VA’s hospital budget to the veterans; let them decide which hospitals to use
Give the VA’s budget to vets and let them decide what hospital to use
OAKLAND, California — It’s disgraceful that we’re still debating how to “fix” the dysfunctional VA healthcare system. No other public servants, active or retired, are forced to go to government-owned hospitals for care; why veterans?
Public disgust with the veterans’ health system came to the fore in 2014 amid reports that at least 40 veterans had died while waiting for care.
