1. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 09-27-2007 #4 -- OPINION: BEST CARE EVERYWHERE -- New America Foundation proposes a civilian VA for the uninsured, and maybe the rest of us.nf092707-4.htm
... Foundation proposes a civilian VA for the uninsured, and maybe the rest of us ... Foundation proposes a civilian VA for the uninsured, and maybe the rest of us ... Idea: A Civilian VA for the Uninsured, and Maybe the Rest of Us ... Bush made a telling comment. The uninsured, he said, "have access ... in many ways it was. The uninsured don t receive in Ers anything like ... system for providing health care to the uninsured. A fair amount of money flows ... the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, Americans who lacked health insurance in ... s share of health care for the uninsured is provided by assorted "St.... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfSEP07/nf092707-4.htm
... BATTLE AT HOME -- Many are uninsured and still can't get VA ... nearly 1.8 million veterans are uninsured. Army veteran Greg Franklin, 29, has spent almost five years uninsured, and can't get care ... Courier-Journal) For more about uninsured veterans, use the VA Watchdog search .../sessearch.php?q=uninsured&op=and Story here. ... health-care battles at home Many uninsured, can't get VA care ... of the nation's 45 million uninsured. More than a quarter of uninsured veterans reported they didn't get... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfNOV07/nf111207-9.htm
3. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 11-01-2007 #6 -- VA AND DoD ANNOUNCE "RECOVERY COORDINATORS" FOR WOUNDED WARRIORS AND THEIR FAMILIES -- The first 10 coordinators will work at military health care facilities and at any other locations where patients are later assigned.nf110107-6.htm
...... Social Bookmarking NUMBER OF UNINSURED VETERANS NEARS TWO MILLION -- The ... for VA coverage. For more about uninsured veterans, use the VA Watchdog search .../sessearch.php?q=uninsured&op=and Story here. ...----- Number of uninsured vets nears 2M By Gregg Zoroya, USA TODAY WASHINGTON The number of uninsured veterans jumped sharply in the first half ... Medical School, the study shows the uninsured veteran population rose twice as fast as the uninsured in the general population. The increase ... former prisoners of war. "Most uninsured veterans are low- to middle-... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfNOV07/nf110107-6.htm
... that in 2004 nearly 1.8 million veterans were uninsured and unable to get care in veterans' facilities ... made up roughly 12 percent of the huge population of uninsured Americans. Article continues below: MONEY TALKS NEWS ... the latest videos on Youtube.com Most of the uninsured veterans were working-class people who were too ... of coverage was deleterious to their health. Like other uninsured Americans, the uninsured veterans report that they have delayed or forgone care because ... population of working-age veterans, the number of uninsured veterans increased by 290,000 between 2000 and... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfNOV07/nf111007-4.htm
5. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 06-22-2007 #3 -- STUDY FINDS 1.8 MILLION VETERANS DO NOT HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE OR VA COVERAGE -- Harvard Professor testifies before House Vets' Committee.nf062207-3.htm
...-- Study Finds 1.8 Million Veterans Are Uninsured Figure Has Grown by 290,000 Since 2000 ..., a new study has found. The ranks of uninsured veterans have increased by 290,000 since 2000 ... Americans, or 15 percent of the population, were uninsured in 2005, the Census Bureau reports. " ... insurance nor veterans or military health care were counted as uninsured. Woolhandler is a well-known advocate of ... she said, because as a physician she has seen uninsured veterans with untreated high blood pressure, diabetes and .... Only about half of the 1.8 million uninsured veterans are classified Priority 8, Woolhandler said.... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfJUN07/nf062207-3.htm
6. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 11-02-2007 #1 -- UPDATE: CNN'S CAFFERTY CALLS VETERANS WITHOUT HEALTHCARE "A NATIONAL EMBARRASSMENT" -- "That we have any veterans in this country unable to get health care because they don't have the money, that's wrong."nf110207-1.htm
... new research conducted at Harvard Medical School indicating that 1.8 million veterans were uninsured in 2004, a number that's climbed by 290,000 since ..., all members of veteran households, also lacked coverage. "Turns out most uninsured veterans are in the middle class and thus are ineligible for VA care because ... and pointed to universal health care as a possible fix. "The number of uninsured vets has skyrocketed since 2000, and eligibility has been cut, barring hundreds ... Americans -- single payer national health insurance." Cafferty said that even one uninsured American veteran was nothing short of a disgrace. "That, in this... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfNOV07/nf110207-1.htm
7. VA Watchdog dot Org - House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Press Release - 06-20-2007 #2hcva062007-2.htm
... at VA facilities. This number has increased by 290,000 since 2000. A disturbingly high number of uninsured veterans reported needing medical care and not being able to get it within the past year, stated Dr. Woolhandler. More than a quarter of uninsured veterans failed to get needed care due to costs. Among uninsured veterans, 44.1% had not seen a doctor or nurse within the past year. Dr.... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/hcva07/hcva062007-2.htm
... in Washington, D.C. There are an estimated 1.8 million veterans nationwide who are both uninsured, including being without VA health care, according to a study by Harvard Medical School researchers this fall ... Priority 8 category. It examined data from two federal surveys from 1987 to 2004 and found the number of uninsured veterans rose from 9.9 percent in 2000 to 12.7 percent in 2004. The study also found the number of uninsured, working-age veterans increased by nearly 300,000 between 2000 and 2004. David Himmelstein, an... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfFEB08/nf022608-7.htm
... to see if his Veterans Administration benefits would cover some of his dependents' prescription needs. Mark Wilson, a local gardener and former Navy officer, is currently uninsured and came to inquire about his eligibility for VA benefits. click for more information -- a disabled veteran owned business Marge O'Malley, a community ... doesn't pay for second opinions on a diagnosis. Knab feels fortunate to have another form of health insurance, especially when he sees many local veterans becoming uninsured as they are laid off. 'There are other people in our community who could use these benefits a lot more than me. A lot of veterans... http://www.vawatchdog.org/09/nf09/nffeb09/nf022709-3.htm
... a National Health Program, a single-payer advocacy group. An October study she co-authored concluded that 1.8 million veterans from all conflicts were uninsured in 2004, up nearly 300,000 since 2000. Nearly half of them had not seen a physician in more than a year. Dr. Scavron, the former Navy physician, said the uninsured veterans he sees in his clinic are evidence that the government is not fulfilling its responsibilities "It's only the government that can take you into military service... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfNOV07/nf112807-7.htm
