Tester and Senate Veterans Affairs’ Committee Members Highlight Impact of Senate Health Care Plan on Veterans
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Approximately 7 million veterans choose to receive their health care outside of the
"This plan, written in secret, will devastate thousands of elderly, disabled and rural veterans who go outside of the
"Our country makes a promise to take care of the men and women who serve, but Trumpcare would do just the opposite," Murray said. "Hundreds of thousands of veterans in
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"More than 50 percent of our Veterans in
"The last thing we ought to be doing is making it harder for these men and women who have sacrificed so much for our country to get the care they need," said Brown. "When returning home, they should be able to focus on spending time with loved ones and rejoining their communities, not worrying about how they'll afford healthcare."
After 13 Republican Senators drafted the so-called Better Care Reconciliation Act behind closed doors, they finally released the legislation to the public just days before forcing a
The potential impacts of the
* Nearly 1.75 million disabled and low-income veterans could lose Medicaid coverage.
* Approximately 600,000 veterans face a tax that could charge them up to 5 times more for health insurance.
* Over 5 million rural veterans could face difficulty in accessing vital services at their rural hospitals.
* Up to 20 percent of veterans who have served in
* Up to 7 million veterans could lose tax credits that help them afford health care. Many of these veterans are not eligible to enroll in
* Approximately 7 percent of veterans could lose access to care for opioid or other substance abuse disorders.
Read this original document at: https://www.veterans.senate.gov/newsroom/minority-news/tester-and-senate-veterans-affairs-committee-members-highlight-impact-of-senate-health-care-plan-on-veterans
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