After completing active duty service, many veterans return home with lifelong injuries. In most cases these veterans rely on VA hospitals for their medical care. This is a benefit promised to veterans who have sacrificed both physical and mental health for the country they love. These men and women should not be on waiting lists for so long, that the veteran dies before ever receiving the care promised. Veterans should not be driving great distances to a VA when there are doctors and hospitals close to home. And the government would save money by providing health insurance as an option over the VA. The government should provide health insurance to veterans as an alternative to VA hospitals.
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Owning and operating dozens of hospitals is expensive. In addition to the cost of the hospital the VA must own pharmacies to fill the prescriptions written at the hospital. The VA pharmacy is a very inconvenient mail order pharmacy. It sometimes takes weeks for the veteran to receive their medication. The government also pays for the veteran’s medications from the VA pharmacy. If the veteran had insurance the government would only have to pay for the prescription. Instead of paying for medicine from their own pharmacy’s. This high cost is the reason that there are few VA hospitals when compared with regular hospitals. For example, there are three VA hospitals in Arkansas. So in many cases a veteran must drive for hours to receive care. On one occasion shortly after Mr. Beltbuckle had begun his transition from military to civilian life. He re-fractured one of his ribs on his right side, while chopping wood for the fire place. He had to drive for two hours in excruciating pain to reach the closest VA hospital. If Mr. Beltbuckle had health insurance, he would have been in the doctor’s office in less than fifteen …show more content…
Improving veteran’s health care should cost less than the failing VA hospital system. The answer is easy with VA provided health insurance. Veterans will be able to see doctors in their neighborhood and will have access to a pharmacy of their choosing. When a veteran gets injured he can use the closest hospital for care. If the VA began providing health insurance to veterans. VA hospitals would eventually be phased out as veteran attendance declines. Which in the end will save millions of dollars, it will also provide a greater quality of care to the
With health insurance veterans will receive better …show more content…
Owning and operating dozens of hospitals is expensive. In addition to the cost of the hospital the VA must own pharmacies to fill the prescriptions written at the hospital. The VA pharmacy is a very inconvenient mail order pharmacy. It sometimes takes weeks for the veteran to receive their medication. The government also pays for the veteran’s medications from the VA pharmacy. If the veteran had insurance the government would only have to pay for the prescription. Instead of paying for medicine from their own pharmacy’s. This high cost is the reason that there are few VA hospitals when compared with regular hospitals. For example, there are three VA hospitals in Arkansas. So in many cases a veteran must drive for hours to receive care. On one occasion shortly after Mr. Beltbuckle had begun his transition from military to civilian life. He re-fractured one of his ribs on his right side, while chopping wood for the fire place. He had to drive for two hours in excruciating pain to reach the closest VA hospital. If Mr. Beltbuckle had health insurance, he would have been in the doctor’s office in less than fifteen …show more content…
Improving veteran’s health care should cost less than the failing VA hospital system. The answer is easy with VA provided health insurance. Veterans will be able to see doctors in their neighborhood and will have access to a pharmacy of their choosing. When a veteran gets injured he can use the closest hospital for care. If the VA began providing health insurance to veterans. VA hospitals would eventually be phased out as veteran attendance declines. Which in the end will save millions of dollars, it will also provide a greater quality of care to the