(11-09-2024, 05:38 PM)mikesez Wrote:

(11-09-2024, 05:28 PM)flsprtsgod Wrote: Simply add all eligible veterans to Medicare on discharge. It's a simple inelegant solution that would actually work.

It would be pretty dismissive of service-specific injuries and mental illnesses to just throw them into gen pop like that.  Maybe it's fine.  The questions of efficiency and efficacy are what would persuade me.  I have heard that the VA provides more care for less money and better outcomes, even though patients are less happy. They're like the frontier airlines of care.  They got to their destination safe, but it was cramped and the nurse was mean to them.  Is that true?

The actual cost to taxpayers is more than a hospital. Also, the added volume can help the hospitals in rural areas. The actual care can stay with the government until we can train AI ...

I can see a phased approach probably 50% or more are rubber stamp approvals. The remainder should fall into groups and require human review.

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