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VA Says 'NO' to New Patients
VFW Magazine
| 9-2002
| Tim Dyhouse (WASHINGTON WIRE)
Posted on 09/12/2002 2:12:42 PM PDT by Temple Owl
VA Say No to New Patients
Due to a glut of patients and a shortage of funds, VA officials have ordered its hospitals and clinics to cease efforts to enroll new patients into its health care system.
"I am directing each network director to ensure that no marketing activities to enroll new veterans occur within your networks," according to a July 18 memo sent by VA undersecretary Laura Miller to Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) directors.
As of Aug. 1 more than 300,000 veterans were waiting for clinic appointments, with some waiting more than six months.
TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: glut; patients; va
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As of Aug. 1 more than 300,000 veterans were waiting for clinic appointments, with some waiting more than six months. Include me in that batch.
It leaves me wondering how long my U.S. senators and congressmen have to wait to see a doctor at the taxpayers' expense.
How are they going to treat our kids who are serving us today?
To: Temple Owl
Let's all rememeber it was Bush who wanted to kill the disability pay fix for veterans.
As usual, Americans treat their veterans like sh*t when it comes to putting words into actions.
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posted on
09/12/2002 2:14:43 PM PDT
by
fogarty
To: Temple Owl
It leaves me wondering how long my U.S. senators and congressmen have to wait to see a doctor at the taxpayers' expense.But, they are special people. (Just ask one.) They can't be treated like the rest of us peasants...
OfMagog,
Retired, USRA
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posted on
09/12/2002 2:24:22 PM PDT
by
ofMagog
To: Militiaman7; harpseal; Wally Cleaver; Recon by Fire; Lion Den Dan
You guys are all gonna die!
To: Temple Owl
Hitlery wants to foist this system on the rest of the country, FOAD.
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posted on
09/12/2002 2:27:09 PM PDT
by
dts32041
To: Temple Owl
It leaves me wondering how long my U.S. senators and congressmen have to wait to see a doctor at the taxpayers' expense.But, but, but, didn't Hillary have the cure all for this?
seriously, I hope you get the appointment...soon.
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posted on
09/12/2002 2:29:39 PM PDT
by
NorCoGOP
To: Fred Mertz
Not me. I'm gonna live to age 35.
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posted on
09/12/2002 2:31:27 PM PDT
by
ofMagog
To: Temple Owl
Part of the problem is the system is packed with malingerers. My brother is one. Nothing wrong with him and he has been fighting his denial for 15 years now. "Malingerer" is how the VA truthfully classified him.
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posted on
09/12/2002 2:33:11 PM PDT
by
phil1750
To: Temple Owl
a shortage of fundsBut, we can send $5B to corrupt African dictators...
To: Temple Owl
When they sent me my draft notice, they did not give me six months to report for my pre-induction physical.
To: phil1750
phil...
Friend of mine was classified as "malingerer". Army volunteer, ex-POW, then he up and died, the VA said they had done their best....
VA medical care should be avoided at all costs.
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posted on
09/12/2002 2:41:49 PM PDT
by
cynicom
To: Fred Mertz
Hey Fred,
"Old soldiers don't die, they just fade away".
To: Temple Owl
How about the 33Billion they want to spend on uninsured illegal (criminal)migrants.
To: phil1750
Part of the problem is the system is packed with malingerers.So is the U.S. Senate LOL
To: Temple Owl
"Part of the problem is the system is packed with malingerers." So is the U.S. Senate
LMAO!
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posted on
09/12/2002 3:06:39 PM PDT
by
maxwell
To: Militiaman7
Senator Spector obviously feels that is more important.
To: Black Agnes
Did you know that basketball star Scottie Pippen and billionaires Charles Schwaab, David Rockefeller and Ted Turner each received six-digit farm subsidies over the past five years. I'll bet they don't have to wait six month to see a doctor.
To: Temple Owl; Grampa Dave; farmfriend
Hmmm, didn't know that. Gramps, ff, did you know about the stuff in the post I'm replying to?
To: Black Agnes
somethings happening...anticipation!
To: Temple Owl
Wasn't there a homeless guy somewhere who faked his way into VA care and they had to accept him even after they found out he was a fake?
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