What? Trump actually appointed someone besides Mattis who is actually qualified for their job and has no known scandals? I call Fake News
Wilkie won approval on a bipartisan vote of 86-9,
So not exactly a rubber stamp, Why are we sending our Vets to private sector? How is that going to make things better and less expensive?
I’m not a vet, but I have heard the stories about the VA. I just don’t know how privatizing is going to make things better.
Stay tuned.
The VA, like any hospital, can’t excel in all specialties. There are situations where a vet might get better treatment at specialized hospital, Nothing wrong with that.
If we moved to single payer, we would likely do what other countries, like Canada, have done-have vets treated for non-service-related stuff in regular hospitals and keep Veterans facilities for specialization in service-related illnesses and injuries.
I wonder if that’s the direction they’ll take, given that the GOP has been so vocal in opposition of this approach. Could get interesting.
You can bet Vets who use the VA, like me, are about to be voucherized in the name of efficiency and better care.