Disabled Veterans Health Care Petition

[Gimpy]

Just went to both sites and signed the petitions.

Thanks for your efforts.

[DMZ-LT]

Same, same as Gimp. #5 sir !

[RobH]

I went to Liberty Files and signed...was #9, and signed also at Petitionsonline and was #6. Hopefully many many more will see these petitions and sign them. I have some friends who will be getting email from me to sign these petitions.

[Stick]

Signed both today and sent the Web addresses of the petitions to my mailing list along with a note asking for those on my mailing list to review and sign the petitions. Hope it gets more responces than it has so far.

[Gimpy]

of The Armed Forces News.

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August 23, 2002

. VA Chief Says 'Enough'
Although insurance reimbursements are cascading into the Department of Veterans Affairs' coffers, Veterans Affairs Department secretary Anthony Principi is talking of suspending enrollment of lower-priority veterans into the health-care system, and capping the number of veterans who can enroll, or limiting annual open enrollment periods. The department floated the idea (rejected by Congress) of a $1,500 deductible for higher-income beneficiaries. The VA has told its network directors to stop marketing for new patients. Here are a few reasons why:

Since 1995, the number of VA enrollees for medical care has shot up from 2.9 million to more than 6 million, with total beneficiaries heading to more than 8 million by 2006 and almost 9 million by 2012.

From 1995 to now, the VA's annual budget for medical care has climbed only 32 percent, from $16.2 billion to $21.4 billion.

Veterans with no service-connected disabilities and higher incomes are flocking in for 30-day prescriptions at $7.

With the addition of a lower-rung priority group of non-service-connected veterans, such beneficiaries make up 33 percent of all enrollees, with a projected jump to 42 percent by 2010.

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[vetgirl]

just e-mailed G.W. told him (even though he wanted to hug me) I voted for Mc Cain. Don't like the direction this STUFF is going. Were it not for you guys, it would be a different world.

Semper Fi

Debbie

[Gimpy]

Surely we can get more than just 13 signatures on this petition!

We need EVERYONES' help on this one!

[xgrunt]

Just signed both. Power to the vets! xgrunt :cl:

[Packo]

to check out this section more....

Signed both.

Packo

[bbeil]

We did not make the rules, we only ask that the rules are not changed from the original promise that was made when we were put in a position to need help from injury received while defending our country!
I signed all.