Budget Panel Eyes End to VA Care for 1.3 Million Vets

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April 07, 2011

The House Budget Committee, chaired by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), has told a veterans' group it is studying a plan to save $6 billion annually in VA health care costs by cancelling enrollment of any veteran who doesn't have a service-related medical condition and is not poor.

Committee Republicans, searching for ways to curb federal deficits and rein in galloping VA costs, are targeting 1.3 million veterans who claim priority group 7 or 8 status and have access to VA care.

http://www.military.com/features/0,15240,229352,00.html

[CAG]

1. ...and tell me what sacrifices Ryan has made in his life to be able to

cut benefits of soldiers who have served their country????

Another entitled chickenhawk who can't help but screw vets

[Lasher]

2. He didn't serve. Neither did Romney.

Republicans cut veterans' benefits. Obama has at least partially restored VA funding that GWB cut.

[vankuria]

7. GWB funding cuts to VA killed my Dad

He always recieved his health care from the VA and recieved excellent services especally when he became ill in '98. When he got sick in '02, we were not prepared for the horrors the VA had become. Their was insufficient staffing, shortages of specialists and overall poor care. There is no doubt in my mind the poor care he recieved contributed to his overall failing health and ultimate death. We complained to everyone we could think of, but never got anywhere. I can't even begin to describe the horror my family faced. Shame on republicans for reneging on the promises made to veterans that this country would take care of them!

[CountAllVotes]

3. Go for broke MR. Ryan

And you'll never be more than that MR. Ryan ...

and recommend!!

[KT2000]

4. Conservative ideals -

throw them overboard.

[Panasonic]

5. Anything Ryan touches should be rejected outright

and made an ad out of it - EVERY SINGLE time.

That will not only put RR out of business, but the Republicans who are complicit in this farce to enrich themslves will also be thrown out and sent to mental facilities for a thorough examination and institionalized until deemed safe for public society (which they will never be)

[Lars39]

6. My brother would have died about a year sooner than he did without VA.

He had decent quality of life for about 11 months. He was a Vietnam era vet who had zero income at the time he applied.