How To Help Veterans

[Missouri_Mike]

Here's a great proposal to help those veterans in need of health care, including those who served under 24 months or are frustrated with waiting in line.

Expand Medicaid in all 50 states.

Oh. But we can't, because republican governors don't care about the poor.

The failure of some states to expand Medicaid is leaving a quarter-million veterans without health insurance.

258,600 VETERANS ARE LIVING BELOW THE POVERTY LINE IN STATES REFUSING TO EXPAND MEDICAID.

Many assume that all of the nation's veterans are entitled to health care through the Veteran's Administration, but that's not the case; a veteran must have served for two continuous years or the full period for which they were called to active duty in order to be eligible. There are some exceptions — like for individuals who were discharged for a disability sustained in the line of duty — but about 1.3 million veterans remain uninsured nationwide.

According to a report by Pew using analysis from the Urban Institute, approximately 258,600 of those veterans are living below the poverty line in states refusing to expand Medicaid. Without veteran's benefits — and with incomes too low to qualify for subsidies to use on the state exchanges — these veterans are left without affordable coverage options.

Twenty states are staunchly refusing to expand the program, and a few are still debating the issue.

I guess they really don't care about our veterans.

So the solution to all of our problems is expand the shit out of another failing government run healthcare program that is over budget and will soon be broke.

Way to think outside the box.

 

[OKTexas]

Here's a great proposal to help those veterans in need of health care, including those who served under 24 months or are frustrated with waiting in line.

Expand Medicaid in all 50 states.

Oh. But we can't, because republican governors don't care about the poor.

The failure of some states to expand Medicaid is leaving a quarter-million veterans without health insurance.

258,600 VETERANS ARE LIVING BELOW THE POVERTY LINE IN STATES REFUSING TO EXPAND MEDICAID.

Many assume that all of the nation's veterans are entitled to health care through the Veteran's Administration, but that's not the case; a veteran must have served for two continuous years or the full period for which they were called to active duty in order to be eligible. There are some exceptions — like for individuals who were discharged for a disability sustained in the line of duty — but about 1.3 million veterans remain uninsured nationwide.

According to a report by Pew using analysis from the Urban Institute, approximately 258,600 of those veterans are living below the poverty line in states refusing to expand Medicaid. Without veteran's benefits — and with incomes too low to qualify for subsidies to use on the state exchanges — these veterans are left without affordable coverage options.

Twenty states are staunchly refusing to expand the program, and a few are still debating the issue.

I guess they really don't care about our veterans.

Maybe they just don't care to bankrupt their states. It's always great to have a want list and another to have the money to pay for it.

 

[Darkwind]

Here's a great proposal to help those veterans in need of health care, including those who served under 24 months or are frustrated with waiting in line.

Expand Medicaid in all 50 states.

Oh. But we can't, because republican governors don't care about the poor.

The failure of some states to expand Medicaid is leaving a quarter-million veterans without health insurance.

258,600 VETERANS ARE LIVING BELOW THE POVERTY LINE IN STATES REFUSING TO EXPAND MEDICAID.

Many assume that all of the nation's veterans are entitled to health care through the Veteran's Administration, but that's not the case; a veteran must have served for two continuous years or the full period for which they were called to active duty in order to be eligible. There are some exceptions — like for individuals who were discharged for a disability sustained in the line of duty — but about 1.3 million veterans remain uninsured nationwide.

According to a report by Pew using analysis from the Urban Institute, approximately 258,600 of those veterans are living below the poverty line in states refusing to expand Medicaid. Without veteran's benefits — and with incomes too low to qualify for subsidies to use on the state exchanges — these veterans are left without affordable coverage options.

Twenty states are staunchly refusing to expand the program, and a few are still debating the issue.

I guess they really don't care about our veterans.

In your demented mind, throw money at a problem is how you show you care?

 

[Samson]

I am a vet, Sunni Man, and have no use for any politician who blocks health care for vets, as well as other citizens.

I have no use for you playing the far right wing nut sharia clown on this.

How much would you care pay US citizens that couldn't serve two years or the period of time they were called to active military duty and were not discharged for a disability sustained in the line of duty?

Syntax, please.

Blame the OP the Section 8 wrote.

Zero, huh. How I thought you'd reply.

 

[blackhawk]

You do realize very few doctors accept Medicaid anymore do you not? Add to that the number of people signing for Medicaid has already expanded under Obamacare so somehow you think expanding something all across the nation that fewer and fewer doctors accept is going to decrease the wait time and help veterans that is beyond idiotic.

 

[OKTexas]

There are 1.3 million uninsured veterans in the United States and about 645,000 uninsured spouses of veterans.

22 Republican governors refused to expand Medicaid to cover these veterans.

Why do Republicans hate veterans?

Because veterans are already covered.

You have to have spent 20 years active duty and been honorably discharged, or, have a service connected disability to qualify for VA health care.

You need to go to the VA web site and read the priority levels for care, you have so much to learn.

 

[Howey]

STFU you stupid faggot!!.......you aren't a Vet so shit can it pervert. ...

Ummm...I'm a 100% disabled vet and retired from the Air Force. You?

Disabled back passage I suspect.

Here's a great proposal to help those veterans in need of health care, including those who served under 24 months or are frustrated with waiting in line.

Expand Medicaid in all 50 states.

Oh. But we can't, because republican governors don't care about the poor.

The failure of some states to expand Medicaid is leaving a quarter-million veterans without health insurance.

258,600 VETERANS ARE LIVING BELOW THE POVERTY LINE IN STATES REFUSING TO EXPAND MEDICAID.

Many assume that all of the nation's veterans are entitled to health care through the Veteran's Administration, but that's not the case; a veteran must have served for two continuous years or the full period for which they were called to active duty in order to be eligible. There are some exceptions — like for individuals who were discharged for a disability sustained in the line of duty — but about 1.3 million veterans remain uninsured nationwide.

According to a report by Pew using analysis from the Urban Institute, approximately 258,600 of those veterans are living below the poverty line in states refusing to expand Medicaid. Without veteran's benefits — and with incomes too low to qualify for subsidies to use on the state exchanges — these veterans are left without affordable coverage options.

Twenty states are staunchly refusing to expand the program, and a few are still debating the issue.

I guess they really don't care about our veterans.

Maybe they just don't care to bankrupt their states. It's always great to have a want list and another to have the money to pay for it.

Jane, you ignorant slut. The medicaid funding comes from the government and is already included in Obamacare funding.

But screw the vets, right? Let's give our republican governors and their cronies their own free health insurance, exorbitant salaries and double dipping nest eggs!