Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Veterans Groups Blast Obama Plan for Private Insurance to Pay for Service-Related Health Care - First 100 Days of Presidency - Politics FOXNews.com

 

"It's not the Blue Cross that puts soldiers in harm's way, it's the federal government," Roberts said, adding that the American Legion would like the existing system to remain in place. Service-related injuries currently are treated and paid for by the government. The American Legion has proposed that Medicare reimburse the VA for the treatment of veterans.

He said that the argument about the government's moral obligation to treat wounded soldiers, sailors and Marines fell on deaf ears during the meeting.

"The president deflected any discussion when it got into any moral issue here," he said. "Any attempt to direct the conversation (to the moral discussion) was immediately deflected."

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Veterans Groups Blast Obama Plan for Private Insurance to Pay for Service-Related Health Care - First 100 Days of Presidency - Politics FOXNews.com

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