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    Chip Roy Introduces Bill to give Vets more health care options

    Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) introduced a bill on Tuesday to have the Department of Veterans Affairs establish a pilot program that will create "veteran health savings accounts to allow veterans to receive primary care furnished under non-Department direct primary care service arrangements."

    Cosponsors of the bill include Republican Reps. Madison Cawthorn (TX), Ted Budd (NC), John Curtis (UT), and Pete Sessions (TX).
    In essence, the bill, titled "The Veterans Access to Direct Primary Care Act," aims to give veterans more options to seek healthcare outside the VA system, as it is known to be bogged down by extended wait times and lack of consistent quality care, depending on the location of the hospital, by using VA managed health savings accounts to access direct primary care service arrangements.
    https://townhall.com/tipsheet/julior...ystem-n2585561

    Very cool. I wonder though if it would pass.





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    Im all for it. The VA stinks because it has no competition, or at least minimally so.

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    I never understood why we can't give vets market choice? Coverage limits obviously and if they want to supplement like those on Medicare just fine.

    I have heard VA horror stories and some who say it is great depending on where they live of course. So again how about some real choice?

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    My guess is most democrats will vote against it because they would not want to expand the private healthcare system even though they refuse to push medicare for all that they supposedly support.





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