Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
Editorials & Other Articles
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
Once Again, Health Care Proves to Be a Bitter Political Pill for G.O.P. (New V.A. info included, a.k.a. privatization)
NYT gift link, works for me
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/us/politics/health-care-gop.html?unlocked_article_code=1.9k8.y_Q8.gF4rE3TJtOLo&smid=url-share
Archived, if the gift link doesn't work
https://archive.ph/fcpF3
You know the story.
the federal health care system has become unwieldy and unaffordable since the passage of Obamacare
NOT IF THE WEALTHY PAID THEIR FAIR SHARE .. (pardon the all-caps)
They've made it a zero-sum game. There is way more than enough to go around.
“The truth is, Republicans have always said they have a plan, but they never had a plan,” Representative Jim McGovern of Massachusetts, the senior Democrat on the Rules Committee, said on Wednesday.
blah blah
They want privatization. Period, with no political fallout.
VA-related
Privatization:
The overhead of the U.S. medical industry is staggering, the highest in the world.
https://cepr.net/publications/paying-more-for-less-the-us-health-care-system/
As the V.A. emailed today:
https://news.va.gov/press-room/va-to-improve-health-care-choice-and-quality-for-veterans-with-new-community-care-contracts/
WASHINGTON —The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs today released a request for proposals (RFP) for new community care contracts that will improve health care choice and quality for Veterans over the next decade.
https://news.va.gov/press-room/va-to-improve-health-care-choice-and-quality-for-veterans-with-new-community-care-contracts/
View the RFP here.
https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/7b2734002e4048bfa2ac4cc5b0479930/view
VA’s community care program enables Veterans to access health care from non-VA medical providers at the department’s expense. Community care has been an integral part of caring for Veterans since the World War II era. In 2018, President Trump enshrined this right for Veterans by signing the bipartisan MISSION Act. Today, about 40% of all VA care is provided through community care.
https://news.va.gov/press-room/va-to-improve-health-care-choice-and-quality-for-veterans-with-new-community-care-contracts/
View the RFP here.
https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/7b2734002e4048bfa2ac4cc5b0479930/view
VA’s community care program enables Veterans to access health care from non-VA medical providers at the department’s expense. Community care has been an integral part of caring for Veterans since the World War II era. In 2018, President Trump enshrined this right for Veterans by signing the bipartisan MISSION Act. Today, about 40% of all VA care is provided through community care.
I call "community care" a euphemism for privatization. They are privatizing the entire V.A. one step at a time. Subsidizing private providers.
1 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
= new reply since forum marked as read
