Report: 1.7 Million Vets Lack Health Care

[rjbny62]

didn't * state in one of the debates that Vets were being taken care of?


http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=178650

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Report: 1.7 Million Vets Lack Health CareReport From Physicians' Group Says Nearly 1.7 Million Veterans Lack Health CoverageThe Associated Press

WASHINGTON Oct. 19, 2004 — Nearly 1.7 million military veterans have no health insurance or access to government hospitals and clinics for veterans, according to a report Tuesday from a doctors' group that favors federally financed health care.

The number of uninsured veterans jumped by 235,000 since 2000, meaning they are losing health insurance at a faster rate than the general population, said Physicians for a National Health Program, which advocates a universal national health insurance program. About 45 million Americans have no health insurance, including 5 million who lost coverage during the past four years, according to the Census Bureau.

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