Clinical trials have been delayed, contracts canceled and support staff fired. With deeper cuts coming, some are warning of potential harms to veterans.
  • Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.de
    9·
    9 hours ago

    Non essential is very hard to define with veterans and military.

    Example: My first time at the VA, I was met by nurses and doctors. They overwelm you with information, some good info and a lot of pointless shit. A veteran that just did intake and help out walked over and explained everything in 2 seconds. We spoke the same “language” and he was priceless. I’m sure he was cut bc some asshole thought he wasn’t important enough.

    VA clinic in Raleigh

  • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
    81·
    10 hours ago

    V.A. officials said the system is fully committed to serving its patients, insisting that no patients were affected by the cuts and that all savings would be reinvested in veterans.

    They’re going to try and throw vets into normal healthcare, let them charge crazy prices, say the VA can’t afford to exist, and then give vets insurance that has all the same drawbacks as every other insurance company.

    The VA is the largest healthcare provider in the country, there’s a shit ton in savings by having one entity providing services than having a middle man who only cares about profit.