{"id":13211,"date":"2009-08-04T14:08:37","date_gmt":"2009-08-04T19:08:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=13211"},"modified":"2009-08-04T14:52:29","modified_gmt":"2009-08-04T19:52:29","slug":"obama-promises-to-keep-va-care-separate-from-his-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=13211","title":{"rendered":"Obama promises to keep VA care separate from his plan"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The American Legion National Commander<\/a>, David K. Rehbein met privately with the President this morning and left with a promise that the President will keep his hands off of Veterans’ care in his bloated, sweeping plan to rope the rest of America into something they don’t need;<\/p>\n

“(I) got his very strong assurance the VA as our veterans know it will continue to exist,” said National Commander David K. Rehbein. “It will not be diluted or folded into some sort of national system and that the folks who go to the VA…that will be considered their insurance, so any insurance requirements (will be met) simply by being enrolled in the VA.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Of course there’s another problem, too, getting enrolled;<\/p>\n

The vexing problem of a dramatically growing backlog of VA benefits claims was also considered by the two. Rehbein said he feels the president “fully appreciates” its gravity and will do what he can to aid in its solution.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It seems to me that Shinseki would have solved that one by now, but that’s just me, because I had such high hopes for the guy who single-handedly got the whole Army new hats from China.<\/p>\n

But the fact that VSOs had to go get a guarantee from the President that he wouldn’t touch veterans’ care has me worried.<\/p>\n

Rehbein, obviously pleased with the meeting’s outcome, characterized the 25-minute White House chat as “very friendly…conversational in style” in which “issues were discussed rather than positions being presented.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

From The Armorer<\/a>;<\/p>\n

I’ve also heard that TRICARE will not be affected. And, we know Congress won’t be affected. The rest of you however…<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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