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Esper eyes $2.2 billion cut to military health care
Pentagon officials working on Defense Secretary Mark Esper's cost-cutting review of the department have proposed slashing military health care by $2.2 billion, a reduction that some defense officials say could effectively gut the Pentagon’s health care system during a nationwide pandemic.
The proposed cut to the military health system over the next five years is part of a sweeping effort Esper initiated last year to eliminate inefficiencies within the Pentagon’s coffers. But two senior defense officials say the effort has been rushed and driven by an arbitrary cost-savings goal, and argue that the cuts to the system will imperil the health care of millions of military personnel and their families as the nation grapples with Covid-19.
"Private healthcare will pick up the slack" means "veterans can pay for it themselves."
Did he think we wouldn't notice?
Trump is going to slash the size of our military after the election which will help mitigate the need for a lot of these services.
Trump is going to slash the size of our military after the election which will help mitigate the need for a lot of these services.
I thought the White House and the GOP cared about "our troops"
The real reason behind this proposal is not cost-cutting.
"Esper and his deputies have argued that America's private health system can pick up the slack." Oh yeah, that would be so much cheaper. :roll:
Trump is going to slash the size of our military after the election which will help mitigate the need for a lot of these services.
Why after the election? Why not in the last four years?
Trump is going to slash the size of our military after the election which will help mitigate the need for a lot of these services.
Because all of the currently injured Servicemen and Veterans will be killed off?
Many years ago, well before the Age of Trump, the military medical system shifted a huge portion of healthcare for military dependents to a private system. It's called Tricare. It works pretty well. My wife had four brain aneurism repaired and went through 10 years of breast cancer treatment within that system. Since I've retired from the Navy I also get treatment under Tricare. The system also offers a "Tricare for Life" which is a wrapper around Medicare.I thought the White House and the GOP cared about "our troops"
The real reason behind this proposal is not cost-cutting.
"Esper and his deputies have argued that America's private health system can pick up the slack." Oh yeah, that would be so much cheaper. :roll:
There is no way Trump will be able to slash the US military budget.
Even if he wanted to, he would not be allowed to do so. We are talking about organizations that get tens of billions of dollars spread out across the US to ensure congressional support.
Now for the deep state part, if he actually pushed for that, Trumps family would be threatened with tragic accidents like failing out of a window form a tall building with no windows. The pee tape would magically appear,
Tricare is not great if you dont live near a military facility. Many doctors, especially specialists, won't take Tricare because of the paperwork. I know from experience. It took getting off Tricare, getting a new insurance to get my son's MRI that identified his brain mass. Had we been on Tricare throughout the last 3 years, we wouldn't know about it because the MRI that identified it was being done as a followup, just to monitor another issue. Considering where it is, knowing about it helps in his academics, helps us explain to teachers why he has some issues learning. It also gets checked every 18 months for any growth.Many years ago, well before the Age of Trump, the military medical system shifted a huge portion of healthcare for military dependents to a private system. It's called Tricare. It works pretty well. My wife had four brain aneurism repaired and went through 10 years of breast cancer treatment within that system. Since I've retired from the Navy I also get treatment under Tricare. The system also offers a "Tricare for Life" which is a wrapper around Medicare.
Part of the reason for farming out dependent and retiree care to private enterprise was that military doctors and other healthcare professional were needed to deal with active duty members and the fact few MDs were joining.
So, yeah, farming some military HC to private insurance works well.
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