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When our troops are injured while serving our
country, we should take care of those injuries completely.
This matter has far more serious ramifications than the President is
imagining," concluded the Commander.
The Obama administration is considering making veterans use private
insurance to pay for treatment of combat and service-related injuries. The
plan would be an about-face on what veterans believe is a long-standing
pledge to pay for health care costs that result from their military service.
The group's early afternoon conversation at The White House was precipitated
by a letter of protest presented to the President earlier this month. The
letter, co-signed by Commander Rehbein and the heads of ten colleague
organizations, read, in part, " There is simply no logical explanation for
billing a veteran's personal insurance for care that the VA has a
responsibility to provide.
"It became apparent during our discussion that the President intends to move
forward with this unreasonable plan," said Commander David K. Rehbein of The
American Legion. "He says he is looking to generate $540-million by this
method, but refused to hear arguments about the moral and government-avowed
obligations that would be compromised by it."
While we understand the fiscal difficulties this country faces right now,
placing the burden of those fiscal problems on the men and women who have
already sacrificed a great deal for this country is unconscionable."
Commander Rehbein reiterated points made in testimony to both House and
Senate Veterans' Affairs Committees. It was stated then that The American
Legion believes that the reimbursement plan would be inconsistent with the
mandate that VA treat service-connected injuries and disabilities given that
the United States government sends members of the armed forces into harm's
way, and not private insurance companies. The proposed requirement for these
companies to reimburse the VA would not only be unfair, says the Legion, but
would have an adverse impact on service-connected disabled veterans and
their families.
The Legion argues that, depending on the severity of the medical conditions
involved, maximum insurance coverage limits could be reached through
treatment of the veteran's condition alone. That would leave the rest of
the family without health care benefits. The Legion also points out that
many health insurance companies require deductibles to be paid before any
benefits are covered.
Additionally, the Legion is concerned that private insurance premiums would
be elevated to cover service-connected disabled veterans and their families,
especially if the veterans are self-employed or employed in small businesses
unable to negotiate more favorable across-the-board insurance policy
pricing. The American Legion also believes that some employers, especially
small businesses, would be reluctant to hire veterans with service-connected
disabilities due to the negative impact their employment might have on
obtaining and financing company health care benefits.
"I only hope the administration will really listen to us then. This matter
has far more serious ramifications than the President is imagining,"
concluded the Commander.
SOURCE The American Legion
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