{"id":11,"date":"2009-03-20T08:12:46","date_gmt":"2009-03-20T08:12:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/northwestvets.com\/blog1\/2009\/03\/20\/private-insurance-to-pay-for-service-related-health-care\/"},"modified":"2010-01-16T18:40:38","modified_gmt":"2010-01-17T02:40:38","slug":"private-insurance-to-pay-for-service-related-health-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northwestvets.com\/blog1\/private-insurance-to-pay-for-service-related-health-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Private Insurance to pay for service-related health care?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Burden of Battle<\/strong><\/a> by Oliver North – 20 Mar 09 <\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

“…Had the administration’s despicable design succeeded, the burden on those wounded in the current war would have been unthinkable. The O-Team rescinded their shameful plot to make veterans pay for combat-related medical treatment only because Americans were repulsed by the idea…”<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Obama Drops Controversial Health Care Plan for Wounded Veterans<\/a> – FoxNews<\/em> – 18 Mar 09\u00a0<\/p>\n

Background articles<\/span>:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Veterans Groups Blast Obama Plan for Private Insurance to Pay for Service-Related Health Care<\/a> – FoxNews<\/em> – 17 Mar 09\u00a0<\/p>\n

President Obama’s plan to require private insurance carriers to reimburse the Department of Veterans Affairs for the treatment of troops injured in service has angered veterans groups who say the government has a moral obligation to pay for service-related medical care.<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n

The American Legion Strongly Opposed to President’s Plan to Charge Wounded Heroes for Treatment<\/a> – Yahoo!<\/em> – 16 Mar 09\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Update\" Vets condemn insurance plan<\/a> – Seattle Times<\/em> – 18 Mar 09\u00a0<\/p>\n

“…Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., a senior member of both the Veterans Affairs and Budget committees, warned Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki last week that the idea would be ‘dead on arrival,’ and she vowed Tuesday that any budget containing the VA provision ‘is not going to pass.’ ” <\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n

” ‘The VA has an obligation to pay for service-related care, and they should not be nickel-and-diming vets in the process,’ she said in an interview.”<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n

The DoD Spin<\/span>:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Caring for Veterans Is Matter of American Honor, Obama Says<\/a> – DefenseLink<\/em> – 16 Mar 09\u00a0<\/p>\n

Contact: Congressional Email Directory<\/a> – courtesy of webslingerz.com\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Open Letter to Sen. Patty Murray
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Subject: <\/strong><\/a>Veterans Groups Blast Obama Plan for Private Insurance to Pay for Service-Related Health Care
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Sen. Murray:
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We certainly appreciate that you, as our Senator, have contacted <\/strong>Secretary of Veterans Affairs Gen. Eric Shinseki last week that this idea would be \u201cdead on arrival.\u201d
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However, why is it that we must constantly defend veteran benefits and the VA budget, especially when the democrat-controlled Congress and President Obama freely, and often without even reading the entire bills, approve trillions of dollars of taxpayer money to bailout failing corporations, banking and insurance institutions?\u00a0 <\/span>And some of that TARP money is reportedly flowing to foreign banks and entities via AIG specifically.
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This is an outrage in my opinion!\u00a0 <\/span>And to make matters worse, on 16 March, DefenseLink put out a news release entitled \u201cCaring for Veterans Is Matter of American Honor, Obama Says\u201d<\/em> and Secretary Shinseki published an open letter entitled \u201cShinseki issues open letter to veterans\u201d<\/em> on 15 March by the Army Times<\/em>.
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Clearly the DoD and Secretary Shinseki were aware of this trial balloon about to hit the press, and I believe these releases were a preemptive move by the DoD and the Secretary to provide President Obama cover for his proposed VA private insurance plan.
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Do you believe those of us that have served our country, honorably, are really that stupid?\u00a0 <\/span>That we cannot see the obvious?\u00a0 <\/span>And why is it that for the most part Democrats are the ones that are scrutinizing the VA and Defense budgets while they continue to give trillions of dollars to failing institutions that were often responsible for our present economic mess?
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I await your response answering these specific questions in detail, and please, not another bulk mailing response.
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Respectfully,
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Roger Young \u2013 Vietnam veteran
\n<\/strong><\/span><\/span>Northwest Veterans Newsletter<\/strong><\/em><\/span> co-editor – <\/strong><\/span><\/span>http:\/\/northwestvets.com<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/div>\n
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