Really... how on earth would anyone come up with the idea of making private insurance companies pay for expenses related to a soldiers injuries while he was serving?
Well, that's what Obama tried to do. From American Legion:
The leader of the nation's largest veterans organization says he is "deeply disappointed and concerned" after a meeting with President Obama today to discuss a proposal to force private insurance companies to pay for the treatment of military veterans who have suffered service-connected disabilities and injuries. The Obama administration recently revealed a plan to require private insurance carriers to reimburse the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in such cases.
Its such a stupid concept, that I can't believe it ever got out of the realm of discussion in the White House. Somehow, it did. I gotta wonder what asshat tried to pass this through?
This is what the Military.com said about it:
The Obama administration is considering making veterans use private insurance to pay for treatment of combat and service-related injuries.
You need to read the comments.
Here is one of the nicer ones:
Only in America can a man who has no business getting elected as President, get there, only to continue to punish those that fought to get him there. This Administration is already out of control and sending the Nation further down the wrong path. It never ends with this clown. Having been retired now, I'm glad I don't have to follow the orders of such a pathetic man. He appears to have no ethics or morals. What an embarrassment to that Office!
That was one of the ones I could print.
Of course, Veterans groups were outraged. According to Fox:
President Obama's plan to require private insurance carriers to reimburse the Department of Veterans Affairs for the treatment of troops injured in service has infuriated veterans groups who say the government is morally obligated to pay for service-related medical care.
The Veterans made a big deal out of it, until Obama's spokesperson came forward, and admitted that they had made a mistake.
"In considering the third-party billing issue, the administration was seeking to maximize the resources available for veterans," White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said Wednesday in a written statement. "However, the president listened to concerns raised by the [veteran service organizations] that this might, under certain circumstances, affect veterans' and their families' ability to access health care.
What a load of crap. These asshats proposed something really, really dumb.
The only question is why they ever thought it was a good idea.
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