The Veterans Health Administration is defined as the largest integrated health care system in the United States and provides public-sector care for honorably discharged veterans of the U.S. armed forces (Evans 2005). Whether the Veterans Health Administration should be privatized is extremely important to anyone who is associated with a veteran, or is a veteran. There are many social issues that would come along by privatizing the Veterans Health Administration. The Veterans Administration effects many people, the privatization of the Veterans Health Administration would effect this tremendously in a social, political, economic, and futuristic sense. The social affects that would arise are as followed, loss of health care for family members,
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The veterans’ care is based on their service to America, and their families receive care based on the veteran that they are immediately related, and the services the veteran did for America (CITATION). While the nurses and doctors are for privatization of the Veterans Health Administration, the veterans are directly affected socially by the privatization of health care. As stated by the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness, there were estimated to be 40,000 homeless veterans in January of 2016 (DeAngelis 2013). According to Tori DeAngelis, whom has thirty years of writing experience on the topics of, health, medicine and psychology (CITATION), 7.7 percent of homeless male veterans and twenty-five percent of homeless female veterans experience the effects of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder related to their service (DeAngelis 2013), this effects the veterans socially due to them being homeless with a mental illness it is extremely difficult finding a job. The privatization of the Veterans Health Administration would make it more difficult for homeless veterans who suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder to acquire the proper care. The social effect of the privatization would be drastic on both the homeless veterans and the veterans with homes, which supports the point that the social lens is …show more content…
Most families of veterans all over America, just as the veterans are covered with Veteran Health Administration healthcare coverage, the families are included in the healthcare. According to The US Department of Veteran Affairs, the families are a big support to the veteran, the Veterans Health Administration being privatized can have immense impacts on the veterans and families socially (Family Members). It is a possibility that the veterans could not have the care they rightly deserve and this would put economic stress on the families of the veterans causing innumerable social troubles such as sleeping disorders, depression, anxiety, and countless other problems (Stress: a social issue
The veterans’ care is based on their service to America, and their families receive care based on the veteran that they are immediately related, and the services the veteran did for America (CITATION). While the nurses and doctors are for privatization of the Veterans Health Administration, the veterans are directly affected socially by the privatization of health care. As stated by the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness, there were estimated to be 40,000 homeless veterans in January of 2016 (DeAngelis 2013). According to Tori DeAngelis, whom has thirty years of writing experience on the topics of, health, medicine and psychology (CITATION), 7.7 percent of homeless male veterans and twenty-five percent of homeless female veterans experience the effects of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder related to their service (DeAngelis 2013), this effects the veterans socially due to them being homeless with a mental illness it is extremely difficult finding a job. The privatization of the Veterans Health Administration would make it more difficult for homeless veterans who suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder to acquire the proper care. The social effect of the privatization would be drastic on both the homeless veterans and the veterans with homes, which supports the point that the social lens is …show more content…
Most families of veterans all over America, just as the veterans are covered with Veteran Health Administration healthcare coverage, the families are included in the healthcare. According to The US Department of Veteran Affairs, the families are a big support to the veteran, the Veterans Health Administration being privatized can have immense impacts on the veterans and families socially (Family Members). It is a possibility that the veterans could not have the care they rightly deserve and this would put economic stress on the families of the veterans causing innumerable social troubles such as sleeping disorders, depression, anxiety, and countless other problems (Stress: a social issue