A president committed to health care for veterans

He's not getting enough credit for it, but as we've seen recently, Obama's solidly been working for education benefits for the troops, and also moving seriously for real health care for them.

This involves the recent GI Bill, and back pay some troops had earned but weren't being paid, and now serious funding for health at the Veterans Administration.

You can read some of this from the Iraq & Afghanistan Veterans of America, IAVA.org, and also at the VA site:

The President is committed to ensuring that the Department of Veterans Affairs provides America's Veterans the highest-quality health care possible. His budget requests the largest single-year increase in funding for the Department of Veterans Affairs in three decades, and significantly expands coverage, extending care to 500,000 more veterans who were previously excluded.

Health reform will only build on the President's commitment to Veterans' health care. The VA Healthcare system will continue to be available for all eligible Veterans. Also, Veterans and their families will have additional choices for high-quality, affordable health care, with consumer protections that prevent insurance companies from denying coverage or setting a limit on the coverage they will provide.

The health reform legislation that the House of Representatives is considering would enable those who are covered by VA care, including dependents of certain veterans enrolled in the CHAMPVA program, to meet the individual responsibility mandate; thereby exempting such veterans and dependants from being assessed penalties. If enacted, the President will ensure that this exemption is implemented aggressively. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs would continue to maintain sole authority over the system and for enhancing the quality and access for all eligible Veterans.

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Beginning in the mid-1990s VHA underwent what the agency characterizes as a major transformation aimed at improving the quality and efficiency of care it provides to its patients. That transformation included eliminating underutilized inpatient beds and facilities, expanding outpatient clinics, and restructuring eligibility rules. A major focus of the transformation was the tracking of a number of performance indicators—including quality-of-care measures—and holding senior managers accountable for improvements in those measures

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The benefits provided include disability compensation, pension, education, home loans, life insurance, vocational rehabilitation, survivors’ benefits, medical benefits and burial benefits. It is administered by the United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

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A poll released in March 2008 by the Harvard School of Public Health and Harris Interactive found that Americans are divided in their views of the U.S. health system, and that there are significant differences by political affiliation. When asked whether the U.S. has the best health care system or if other countries have better systems, 45% said that the U.S. system was best and 39% said that other countries' systems are better.

[barry goldin]

if obama was so interesred for the wellfare of our troops especially daisabled veterans from all wars. why cut our measley cost of living exp. when we fought for our cuntry for freedom. i demand that oboma gives our disabled combat veterans. what is owed to us. let the congress take a pat cut. pay for there use of gas. nfree cars free meals enough is enough. A PROUD DISABLED VIENAM VETEERAN 65-67 SWIFTBOATS MEKONGDELTA 9TH INF

[Roland Allen]

Thanks for posting this, Craig.