Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care?

Terrell Lawman: where he said that he was tired of Washington and misses Texas

Libby Berkovitch: This article is worth your time to read it:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Separation_of_powers_...Good luck.

Michelle Sohre: where can I read or watch (a site) about his last speech saying goodbye to his president life and welcoming/congratulating Obama and wishing him good luck ?if not, do you know what he said in his speech? thanks

Rosann Mccomb: You people just don't quit. You make me sick.

Michal Semple: We have underfunded the VA for 16 years. Only this year did we finally provide full support to our Veterans and heroes. Many of our recent problems--Walter Reed and others--were primarily due to lack of funds and people to administer quality facilities and care. Thankfully, we are just now starting to refocus our efforts on honoring our soldier's sacrifices both on and OFF the battlefield.

Dale Mccoun: George bush ...mentioned...that the transi! tion ...for the new President.....will be smooth..and extremely informative....he will do all in his power to give b. obama ...all the help he requires....btw....it will take place ...on jan. 20 th...2009......!!

Mikel Bethay: i have to write like a short essay about how the three branches for american gov limit each other.please answer me.

Malissa Porth: I have a friend whose father was a career military person. I agree he had wonderful health coverage. On the other hand he did spend his life serving this country.Thing is my friend's father also has medicare in addition to VA coverage.. What medicare didn't cover the VA did and the choice was his.The military is a totally different ball game. I believe that their doctors are members of the arm forces and/ or whatever medical services that they farm out to other facilities they hold to strick standards. In short they have many safe fail systems in place.My friend did confide in me that her father liked the VA ! services mainly because he really enjoyed that feeling of stil! l belonging to the Army. They talk his talk!...Show more

Mitsuko Manne: get the hell out of here

Hong Hunkin: Write to the Postmaster General.

Filiberto Amauty: I also use the VA. I am a disabled veteran. The treatment I receive is the best I have ever received. VA doctors take the time to explain things for you and answer your questions. They also practice preventive medicine. The VA has the most modern system in the US. US Navy 60-64 AG3

Gene Debell: What? Take a look if the government can run anything and look at the post office? The post office runs very well, don't you think? Hmm...Well, anyway, reading something that has every word capitalized is tiring.Here's an article that says that veterans are more satisfied about their health care than the general public:http://www1.va.gov/opa/pressrel/pressrelease.cfm?i...Here's an article that says that veterans are opposed to current plans to privatize some of their health care:http://www.cnn.com! /2009/POLITICS/03/10/veterans.he...Here's an article that explains how veteran's hospital became the best in health care:http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1...Here's an article about how the revamped veteran's health care system has become a model for health care systems:http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/artic...This article says that the VA health care system is "in shambles."http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/06/24/va-medi...My thoughts are that the Veteran's Administration is a bit underfunded. It is socialized medicine, so, although it is taking care of our veterans, there is a reluctance by some members of congress to fund it properly. But, they do a good job. My father is a veteran of three wars and he would not hesitate to use the VA. The VA should be funded properly, and if it was funded properly, it would continue to demonstrate that the government can, indeed run health care properly.And, if you want to include Medicaire, consider t! hat Medicaire runs on a much lower profit margin than private health ca! re, but continues to operate efficiently. So with Medicaire and the VA, we have two medical systems that the government runs well....Show more

Garry Ohmen: I live in a large housing tract in Germantown, MD. 30 years ago, this area was farmland, now it's a dense suburb. The postal carriers are still delivering all mail from vehicles and will NOT get out of their vehicle nor even lean a foot away to put mail in a box. If cars are parked (legally) in the way of them being able to align their truck window perfectly with a mailbox, they don't deliver.This is preposterous. This area should either be a walking route or carriers should be required to step out or reach a few feet every so often to deliver the mail. There is nowhere near sufficient street parking to support a rural route style delivery. How can we get the local postmaster to change the carrier route type and end this stupidity?...Show more

Ricky Frazer: This Is Just My Opinion From What I Have Seen! And Heard So Take It For That And That Alone:The VA Has Come Along Way In The Ability To Treat The Former Military Members, It Use To Be A Real Night Mare To Get Anything Done... Waiting Lists For Appointments Were Months Long... Most Of The Time You Would Say The Heck With Them And Go See A Local Health Care Provider Out Of Your Own Pocket... Most Of This Has Changed Due To The Higher Visibility They Have Been Receiving As A Result Of The Many Iraq (OIF) And Afghanistan (OEF) Injured Troops Returning For Treatment, The VA Is In A Bigger Spot Light Of The American People So They Have Buckled Down To Meet The Task At Hand... If You Want To See If The Government Can Manage Anything, Just Take A Look At The Post Office And All Of The Local Offices Closing Due To Mismanagement... That Might Give You An In sight On What To Expect If The Government Takes Full Control Of Health Care.Don't Get Me Wrong, Something Really Needs To Be Done About The Current Health Care Situation But.! .. Total Control From The Government Is Not The Answer That I Would Lik! e To See.....Show more

Hope Lundmark: As a veteran it disgust me to see you using honorable men and women who served this country for your own political reasons. If you want to learn about the VA then do as hundreds of millions have before you and serve your country instead of taking what unsuspecting vets have to say and twist there words to fit your political views. Shame on you!

Ricky Frazer: usps has a website and they offer means for you to communicate any difficulties to them. I would start there.......plus they give the addresses for your local Postmasters, etc. You have the internet, so use it to your best interest!! You may not be able to accomplish this without a petition from others in your location, but you can get the ball rolling and be pro-active!!KUDOS!! for wanting to be pro-active and help to bring about the solution instead of simply whine about the problem!!...Show more

Rickey Vrieze: every branch of govt has its own role and functi! on in the constitution . the constitution is the guidebook.your mom, your father and your teacher has its own role to play.

Hilma Pestano: We have given enough, many will never come home, others will carry their scars every day till they die, many of us have a hard time just trying to get threw each day, many give it every thing they have not to give up and eat a bullet for breakfast, Blood suckers like you are not a welcome site. Please find another source to manipulate with your disrespecting ways.

Lupe Sancen: Ask the vets that received large doses of radiation from faulty x-ray equipment and why the operators failed to monitor them when in use. Also why did the VA remove the wrong leg so many times from disabled vets. Your life expectancy drops when you go to a VA facility for treatment. US Army doctors and nurses are known to be some of the most inept and incompetent of their profession. They make HMO's look good, they are so bad. HMO's are the ones that th! e worst of the doctors gravitate toward because they can not be accepted! anywhere else with the possible exception of a VA hospital....Show more

Hilton Paiva: I have nothing but good to say about the VA. True, at one time the system had to deal with an overload of WW2, Korea and Vietnam vets. A good part of that 'pig in the python' problem has been abated due to the diminishing number of older veterans. The system, while still imperfect rates a solid 'B+' these days. The fact that a vet can get a 90 day supply of any needed medication for eight to ten dollars is a real plus. But here we're comparing oranges to apples. The VA runs a HEALTH CARE system. Nothing like that has been proposed for the general population. What's been proposed is an optional non-profit HEALTH INSURANCE company designed to insure anyone who wants to access a lower cost public option plan. I'm not convinced that a VA system for the entire population would work...it probably wouldn't, but this only points out that one size doesn't fit all. Unfortunately the! current system is fitting fewer and fewer...it's time think 'future', and the sooner the better....Show more