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
Harming Veterans CONTINUALLY is how you KNOW Republicans LOVE our Veterans!
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.
I’ll just die, it’s fine.
I can’t pay for insurance, but I need expensive treatments every 11-13 weeks to function as a member of society. This has been the case for some 15 years now.
If I don’t have the exceptional care I get through the Va, I can’t -afford- to hold a job, because even with this great care, the most I can do realistically is part time which doesn’t include insurance.
I’ve been sort of planning, best one can, for the Va to crumble… I rely on my disability payments to cover my housing… if I lose those and my insurance, which is likely, I’m super fucked.