Veterans' Health Care Could Be Cut by Department of Government Efficiency

[LeftofLeft]

President-elect Donald Trump's newly created Department of Government Efficiency could impact health care for veterans if plans to cut appropriations for expired bills go ahead.

Trump announced on Tuesday that Tesla CEO Elon Musk and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy would spearhead the newly created Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, once he takes office in January. Trump said DOGE, which will not be an official government department, will "slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures, and restructure Federal Agencies."

Ramaswamy, who ran for the Republican presidential nomination before suspending his campaign in January, has since said that money spent on expired government programs should be stopped. In a post on X, formerly Twitter, Ramaswamy cited the $516 billion spent on expired acts for the 2024 fiscal year.

"There are 1,200+ programs that are no longer authorized but still receive appropriations," which he described as "totally nuts" and advocated for saving "hundreds of billions" of dollars each year by "defunding government programs that Congress no longer authorizes."

Legislative authorities can expire and continue to receive appropriations—a law of Congress that provides an agency with budget authority—subject to congressional reauthorization. Among those expired appropriations is the Veteran's Health Care Eligibility Act, which amounted to $119 billion in government spending for 2024.

The act provides health care benefits to those who have served in active military, naval, or air service and did not receive a dishonorable discharge. It covers outpatient services like health appointments, immunizations, nutrition education, and inpatient services such as surgeries, acute care, and some conditions or injuries that may require urgent care. The act expired in 1998 but has been continually funded.

Veterans' health care could be cut by Department of Government Efficiency

Vivek Ramaswamy has said the government should not "spend money on programs that have expired."

www.newsweek.com

For all my fellow veterans who voted for this idiot don't start crying when they screw us over.

Veterans already got screwed over when the people you voted for prioritized illegals over veterans.

 

[Moonglow]

Pssst. DOGE has no authority to cut anything. It’s not an actual Governmental Agency.

They do have Play-Doh desks.

 

[Moonglow]

Veterans already got screwed over when the people you voted for prioritized illegals over veterans.

Hardly, I get great medical care at the VA in Fayetteville, Ar.

 

[Lesh]

That is nonsense. My grandfather who is a veteran doesn't buy these liberal lies.

He may get a nasty surprise

 

[sparky]

President-elect Donald Trump's newly created Department of Government Efficiency could impact health care for veterans if plans to cut appropriations for expired bills go ahead.

~S~

 

[Superbadbrutha]

are you saying you voted for trump??

Surely you jest.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

He may get a nasty surprise

Why? Are you coming to dinner?

 

[Lesh]

Why? Are you coming to dinner?

Cute asshole. The surprise might be coming from Elmo

 

[Superbadbrutha]

View attachment 1042869
~S~

Time will tell if it's fake or not.

 

[Superbadbrutha]

Veterans already got screwed over when the people you voted for prioritized illegals over veterans.

Show us where they did that or is that just something else you pulled out your ass.

 

[LeftofLeft]

Show us where they did that or is that just something else you pulled out your ass.

VA ripped for helping pay migrant treatment as over 400K veterans, their families wait

The pile of benefit claims by veterans and their families awaiting adjudication has grown to 417,855, according to the VA’s own website.

nypost.com

 

[Lesh]

VA ripped for helping pay migrant treatment as over 400K veterans, their families wait

The pile of benefit claims by veterans and their families awaiting adjudication has grown to 417,855, according to the VA’s own website.

nypost.com

They are being PAID to PROCESS claims.

No money is coming out of the VA

Stupid

 

[LeftofLeft]

Show us where they did that or is that just something else you pulled out your ass.

Mass. Dems Vote Against Prioritizing Veterans Over Illegals Makes Waves in NH Gov's Race - NH Journal

New Hampshire - Mass. Dems Vote Against Prioritizing Veterans Over Illegals Makes Waves in NH Gov's Race - NH Journal - Politics

nhjournal.com

 

[LeftofLeft]

They are being PAID to PROCESS claims.

No money is coming out of the VA

Stupid

They are being PAID to PROCESS claims.

No money is coming out of the VA

Stupid

Where did I make that claim that money was coming out of the VA directly for illegals? I made the claim that illegals were being prioritized and that’s exactly what the article says. You might want to address your reading comprehension deficiency before hurling personal insults.

 

[Lesh]

Where did I make that claim that money was coming out of the VA directly for illegals? I made the claim that illegals were being prioritized and that’s exactly what the article says. You might want to address your reading comprehension deficiency before hurling personal insults.

This involved TEN employees. In no way does it even claim that any backlog is affected by this

 

[LeftofLeft]

This involved TEN employees. In no way does it even claim that any backlog is affected by this

I don’t care if it’s a single employee..VA resources should not be used for illegals when there is a 400k backlog of adjudications that exist.

 

[AzogtheDefiler]

President-elect Donald Trump's newly created Department of Government Efficiency could impact health care for veterans if plans to cut appropriations for expired bills go ahead.

Trump announced on Tuesday that Tesla CEO Elon Musk and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy would spearhead the newly created Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, once he takes office in January. Trump said DOGE, which will not be an official government department, will "slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures, and restructure Federal Agencies."

Ramaswamy, who ran for the Republican presidential nomination before suspending his campaign in January, has since said that money spent on expired government programs should be stopped. In a post on X, formerly Twitter, Ramaswamy cited the $516 billion spent on expired acts for the 2024 fiscal year.

"There are 1,200+ programs that are no longer authorized but still receive appropriations," which he described as "totally nuts" and advocated for saving "hundreds of billions" of dollars each year by "defunding government programs that Congress no longer authorizes."

Legislative authorities can expire and continue to receive appropriations—a law of Congress that provides an agency with budget authority—subject to congressional reauthorization. Among those expired appropriations is the Veteran's Health Care Eligibility Act, which amounted to $119 billion in government spending for 2024.

The act provides health care benefits to those who have served in active military, naval, or air service and did not receive a dishonorable discharge. It covers outpatient services like health appointments, immunizations, nutrition education, and inpatient services such as surgeries, acute care, and some conditions or injuries that may require urgent care. The act expired in 1998 but has been continually funded.

Veterans' health care could be cut by Department of Government Efficiency

Vivek Ramaswamy has said the government should not "spend money on programs that have expired."

www.newsweek.com

For all my fellow veterans who voted for this idiot don't start crying when they screw us over.

“Could be” aka speculation

 

[Superbadbrutha]

VA ripped for helping pay migrant treatment as over 400K veterans, their families wait

The pile of benefit claims by veterans and their families awaiting adjudication has grown to 417,855, according to the VA’s own website.

nypost.com

“VA does not provide or fund any health care to ICE detainees,” VA spokesman Terrence Hayes told The Post.

“This involves no more than 10 employees and is fully funded by ICE. This has no impact [on] veteran care or services,” Hayes added. “At no time are any VA health care professionals or VA funds used for this purpose.”

 

[Superbadbrutha]

Mass. Dems Vote Against Prioritizing Veterans Over Illegals Makes Waves in NH Gov's Race - NH Journal

New Hampshire - Mass. Dems Vote Against Prioritizing Veterans Over Illegals Makes Waves in NH Gov's Race - NH Journal - Politics

nhjournal.com

Mass is not the VA or Biden Admin.

 

[LeftofLeft]

“VA does not provide or fund any health care to ICE detainees,” VA spokesman Terrence Hayes told The Post.

“This involves no more than 10 employees and is fully funded by ICE. This has no impact [on] veteran care or services,” Hayes added. “At no time are any VA health care professionals or VA funds used for this purpose.”

The spokesperson is contradicting himself by minimizing it.