On 10/27/06, Dan Minette <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
So, we really need to look under the numbers quoted by an advocate. If veterans chose the VA system for maintenance, but chose other hospitals for high cost options, such as long stays in intensive care, then even a very inefficient VA will, on paper, be more cost effective than the most private health care system.
If, if, if. I see guys in long stays in intensive care at PAVA, one of the brain and spinal cord centers near here. It's not as if there are lots of empty beds. We're at war and well over ten thousand of our brothers and sisters have been seriously injured. You're not even arguing the other side of this issue. If you're not producing evidence of the VA's inefficiency and what's being done to make it more efficient and thereby justify the funding cuts, you're just making noise, not speaking to the point. And there's still no justification for shifting VA revenue from taxpayers to vets. That has nothing to do with efficiency.
So, are you arguing that totally free health care should be given to anyone who served anywhere in the military? That program would cost in the hundreds of billions....and would certainly be a great inducement for enlistment. Would this be available only for those who served in war zones, or would someone who served two years in the 'States also qualify?
Oh, sure, that's what I said. Yeah. And a cookie and a balloon. Maybe a free train ride. Nick -- Nick Arnett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Messages: 408-904-7198 _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
