Anyone want to explain why Dems turned down VA Choice?

[Baitball Blogger]

I assume it's because of the inability to regulate privatized care for vets and a fear that the system will be abused. But is there any easy link to the Dem position that I can share? Thanks.

http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20180321/NEWS/180329984

[Voltaire2]

1. It sucks taxpayer dollars out of the va system

and into the private for profit health services industry.

[NCTraveler]

2. Its my understanding...

That the verbiage for the reforms were going to be included without any means of funding. They also argued the reforms weren’t near far enough. To the point it still held some of the more onerous aspects, like the waiting period.

[pbmus]

3. VA choice does NOT WORK

[AC_Mem]

5. thank you!

You are right!

[Farmer-Rick]

4. The VA already provides outsourced care to commercial medical providers

There are at least 3 different programs that I have used at one time or another. The RepubliCONS wanted to hand a good portion of the remaining services over to commercial for profit medical providers with very little oversight by the VA. And they would reduce the VA staff itself as well. It would be an ad hoc complicated mess that would be so confusing it would reduce the quality of care.