Idiots at the VA

[DRKWNG]

Just heard on NPR: VA possibly exposed over 1800 Vets to both HIV and hep-b simply from trying to get access dental care??!!  Really?  REALLY??  These guys volunteered to put their lives on the line in serving our country and get exposed to life threatening illnesses because some make the beast with two backs is too lazy to take the time and clean medical equipment correctly? 

Sorry, but I'm pretty heated right now. 

Just one more reason why I no longer have any desire to stay in the military long enough to gain these benefits...

[RAT900]

Just heard on NPR: VA possibly exposed over 1800 Vets to both HIV and hep-b simply from trying to get access dental care??!!  Really?  REALLY??  These guys volunteered to put their lives on the line in serving our country and get exposed to life threatening illnesses because some make the beast with two backs is too lazy to take the time and clean medical equipment correctly? 

Sorry, but I'm pretty heated right now. 

Just one more reason why I no longer have any desire to stay in the military long enough to gain these benefits...

Government Managed Healthcare...coming soon to a neighborhood near you

[The Architect]

I just wanted to post before this gets locked.   

[zooom]

I hate to say it...but the VA has been screwed up like this for years....ask a 'Nam vet who sufferes through the VA for Agent Orange treatments or any vet that has to endure the hoops of BS oriented around PTSD issues....the VA has a level of Beauracracy that is almost equal to that of Capitol Hill itself that seems to to be SNAFU naturally.

[Statler]

I just wanted to post before this gets locked.   

I think people can discuss the issue in the news secifically without getting into political arguments so we'll see how it progresses....

but I originally thought the politics forum could work too so clearly I overestimate...

[RAT900]

I think people can discuss the issue in the news secifically without getting into political arguments so we'll see how it progresses....

but I originally thought the politics forum could work too so clearly I overestimate...

From The Devil's Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce

CYNIC, n.
A blackguard whose faulty vision sees things as they are, not as they ought to be. Hence the custom among the Scythians of plucking out a cynic's eyes to improve his vision.

[ungeheuer]

Nothing like that could ever happen here in the Civilised World, where healthcare is available to all >> http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/dr-jayant-patel-guilty-of-manslaughter-20100623-yyft.html

[rgramjet]

I think people can discuss the issue in the news secifically without getting into political arguments so we'll see how it progresses....

but I originally thought the politics forum could work too so clearly I overestimate...

I seem to recall some nameless individual propose a week long Politics thread for every Ciggie DP enjoys from here on out.......whatever happened to that particularly brilliant idea?

[sbrguy]

Government Managed Healthcare...coming soon to a neighborhood near you

its already here its called Medicare.  if you don't like gov managed healthcare stop Medicare first.

[zooom]

its already here its called Medicare.  if you don't like gov managed healthcare stop Medicare first.

that's as likely to happen as it is to see anything serious moneywise from Social Security by the time I get anywhere near close to retiring....LOL


oh wait...I won't have to worry about that since the world is ending in 2012!...LOL

[RAT900]

its already here its called Medicare.  if you don't like gov managed healthcare stop Medicare first.

good point...a marvelous program

[cyrus buelton]

Didn't the big VA Hospital in DC have some severe issues a few years back?

[zooom]

Didn't the big VA Hospital in DC have some severe issues a few years back?

you mean the one that is now closed off of North Capitol ( which name I can't remember), or the Hospital that is in process of closing ( Walter Reed ), or something at Bethesda Naval?

[cyrus buelton]

you mean the one that is now closed off of North Capitol ( which name I can't remember), or the Hospital that is in process of closing ( Walter Reed ), or something at Bethesda Naval?

Walter Reid..........that's it.

[DucMouse the Mighty]

Just heard on NPR: VA possibly exposed over 1800 Vets to both HIV and hep-b simply from trying to get access dental care??!!  Really?  REALLY??  These guys volunteered to put their lives on the line in serving our country and get exposed to life threatening illnesses because some make the beast with two backs is too lazy to take the time and clean medical equipment correctly? 

Sorry, but I'm pretty heated right now. 

Just one more reason why I no longer have any desire to stay in the military long enough to gain these benefits...

they will send out an email to every employee and then it will disaper......

its sad, but true...i see it happen all the time.....they will be up our butts in the whole hospital for like a week to clean and people will inspect and then leave...

Didn't the big VA Hospital in DC have some severe issues a few years back?

awhile back...i believe people were getting Hep C from uncleaned equipment as well...or something of that sort...or something....