BassResource.com Administrator Glenn Posted March 18, 2009 BassResource.com Administrator Posted March 18, 2009 Haven't you guys figured Burley out yet? ;D Apparently not. Guys - this was posted by Burley to see what kind of a rise he could get. Mission accomplished. Moving on...
Bull Hurley Posted March 18, 2009 Posted March 18, 2009 Haven't you guys figured Burley out yet? ;D Apparently not. Guys - this was posted by Burley to see what kind of a rise he could get. Mission accomplished. Moving on... So it had nothing to do with an actual proposal and Burley wondering what peoples thoughts were on it? Senators slam plan for wounded vets to use private insurance * Obama team considering plan in which vets would use private insurance for wounds * No official proposal to create such a program has been announced publicly * Veterans organizations have been lobbying Congress to oppose the idea * Lawmakers say plan would be rejected if it goes to Congress WASHINGTON (CNN) Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki confirmed Tuesday that the Obama administration is considering a controversial plan to make veterans pay for treatment of service-related injuries with private insurance. Lawmakers say they'd reject a proposal to make veterans pay for treatment of war wounds with private insurance. But the proposal would be "dead on arrival" if it's sent to Congress, Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, said. Murray used that blunt terminology when she told Shinseki that the idea would not be acceptable and would be rejected if formally proposed. Her remarks came during a hearing before the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs about the 2010 budget. No official proposal to create such a program has been announced publicly, but veterans groups wrote a pre-emptive letter last week to President Obama voicing their opposition to the idea after hearing the plan was under consideration. The groups also cited an increase in "third-party collections" estimated in the 2010 budget proposal something they said could be achieved only if the Veterans Administration started billing for service-related injuries. Asked about the proposal, Shinseki said it was under "consideration." "A final decision hasn't been made yet," he said. Currently, veterans' private insurance is charged only when they receive health care from the VA for medical issues that are not related to service injuries, like getting the flu. Charging for service-related injuries would violate "a sacred trust," Veterans of Foreign Wars spokesman Joe Davis said. Davis said the move would risk private health care for veterans and their families by potentially maxing out benefits paying for costly war injury treatments. A second senator, North Carolina Republican Richard Burr, said he agreed that the idea should not go forward. "I think you will give that up" as a revenue stream if it is included in this April's budget, Burr said. Murray said she'd already discussed her concerns with the secretary the previous week. "I believe that veterans with service-connected injuries have already paid by putting their lives on the line," Murray said in her remarks. "I don't think we should nickel and dime them for their care." Eleven of the most prominent veterans organizations have been lobbying Congress to oppose the idea. In the letter sent last week to the president, the groups warned that the idea "is wholly unacceptable and a total abrogation of our government's moral and legal responsibility to the men and women who have sacrificed so much." The groups included The American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, Military Order of the Purple Heart, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, and Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America. At the time, a White House spokesman would neither confirm nor deny the option was being considered.
bass or bass ? Posted March 19, 2009 Posted March 19, 2009 As a veteran I say this is the ultimate in disrespect for the American Serviceman or woman. The dirtbags that thought this up should be taken out into the Gulf of Mexico, chum the water for sharks , then toss in the dirtbags. A sincere thank you and salute to all my fellow vets. Happy fishing. ~B.A.S.S.~N.A.F.C.~BoatU.S.~N.R.A.~A.M.A.~
silvercliff_46 Posted March 19, 2009 Posted March 19, 2009 What's up Burley , is this something that you were thinking about or is it based on something you saw or read ? B. Hussein Obama's idea. That is not a political view point it just a fact. If you have the courage to step up for your country whether in a war zone or not you should be covered. You don't get to say where you serve. It is funny that those who haven't stood up to the plate and took the risk, are the ones that think we should limit benefits. Another former squid.
BassResource.com Administrator Glenn Posted March 19, 2009 BassResource.com Administrator Posted March 19, 2009 Well, I tried to avert this from becoming political, but that attempt failed. Sorry, but now I have to close it.
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