nytimes.com - 4/10/2009
—
President Obama talking about veterans' health care. With him, from the left, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric K. Shineski and Sgt. Maj. John Estrada, retired.
pr.thinkprogress.org - 4/12/2009
—
pr.thinkprogress.org —
HEALTH CARE The Case For A Public Health
Care Plan Though President Obama and 73 percent of...
voters strongly support a new public health insurance plan that can compete with private insurers equally and transparently within an insurance exchange, some ...
(more)
Health Care -- The Case For A Public Health Care Plan
thinkprogress.org - 4/15/2009
Comments
Blog Reactions
Unified Electronic Medical Records!
Obsidian Wings —
... by hilzoy More good news: "President Obama announced plans on Thursday to computerize the medical records of veterans into a unified system, a move that is expected to ease the now-cumbersome process that results in confusion, lost records ...
Unified Electronic Medical Records!
Political Animal —
Unified Electronic Medical Records! More good news : "President Obama announced plans on Thursday to computerize the medical records of veterans into a unified system, a move that is expected to ease the now-cumbersome process that results in confusion, lost records and bureaucratic delays. Medical information will flow directly from the military to the Department of Veterans Affairs' health care system. At present, veterans must hand carry their medical records to Veterans Affairs' facilities once they leave active-duty service. The Veterans Affairs system has a backlog of ...
Related Content
Not For Veterans Only
mudvillegazette.com 5/19/2009 — Good stuff, John:
Legislation in the House of Interest to Veterans
Legislation in the Senate of Interest to Veterans
He adds, "Those bills that include a website in red are being pushed by various veterans groups for passage and by clicking on that website you can forward a ...
Veterans Groups Call Obama Veterans' Health Plan 'Unconscionable'
news.aol.com 3/18/2009 — The head of the nation's largest veterans organization left a White House meeting with President Obama visibly angered at the Administration's plan to charge veterans for care of their service-related injuries at VA hospitals. American Legion ...
Veterans vs. Veterans
michaelyon-online.com 4/28/2009 — 28 April 2009 A quick email from Borneo Island: Day nine of the tracking course was the most interesting so far. We started with classroom work then headed to the field. We spent all day in an area that closely resembles many parts of Afghanistan. ...
Bush to Veterans: Pay More, Wait Longer, Receive Less Health Care
democrats.senate.gov 3/12/2009 — March 1, 2004 President Bush has not submitted an adequate budget for the Department of Veterans Affairs since he took office. Year after year, he has offered budgets that have sought to make veterans pay more and more out of their own pockets for ...
Obama pursuing budget plan veterans oppose
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com 3/18/2009 — Veterans groups are angry after President Barack Obama told them Monday that he means to go ahead with a proposal to have treatment for service-connected injuries charged to veterans' private insurance plans.'
WASHINGTON (CNN) – ...
Obama Nixes Plan to Charge Veterans For Service-Related Health Care
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com 3/19/2009 — TPMDC first reported last week on the Obama administration's plans to consider charging veterans' private health insurance for injuries suffered during their service. The proposed move ignited a firestorm on the right in recent days, with the Drudge ...
Obama Not Making Any Friends With Veterans
sayanythingblog.com 3/17/2009 — A few days ago I posted about the Obama administration’s plan to rob soldiers of some of their medical benefits. Today the head of the American Legion (the nation’s largest veterans organization) paid a visit to Obama to talk about ...
Follow BeltwayBlips on Twitter
