US EditionHegseth and Collins' Proposal on Veterans' Health Benefits Raises Concerns Among Service Members and Veterans Groups
- Hegseth advocates for veterans to have unrestricted access to private health care instead of VA care, stating they should seek fewer government benefits.
- Critics argue Hegseth's approach is a means to privatize and dismantle the VA system, alarming servicemembers and veterans groups.
- Max Rose, a former congressman, called Hegseth's views "massively disrespectful" to veterans who fulfill their duties and deserve proper care.
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Pete Hegseth and Doug Collins’s push to cut VA health benefits concerns veterans groups
Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump‘s defense secretary nominee, and Doug Collins, his pick for veterans affairs secretary, have advocated greater privatization of veterans‘ healthcare, leading a former VA secretary to brand it “the worst-case scenario” for veteran healthcare. The stance shared by Hegseth and Collins is rooted in giving veterans a choice on where they... The post Pete Hegseth and Doug Collins’s push to cut VA health benef…
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“Call Pete Hegseth!” It was March 2018, and then President Donald Trump was meeting with his Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Dr. David Shulkin, discussing how to reform veterans’ health care. But it was Hegseth’s, then Fox News host, the opinion Trump really wanted. Hegseth, now nominated by Trump to be Defense Secretary, had been an open and persistent advocate for veterans to have unrestricted access to private health car…
'Massively disrespectful': Hegseth buried by veterans for plans to cut VA benefits
One of the primary targets for Defense Secretary-designate Pete Hegseth is reportedly healthcare benefits for veterans provided by the Department of Veterans' Affairs (VA). But that plan is proving controversial with some veterans and their advocates.According to a Saturday report in CNN, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to oversee the Pentagon has long since been an advocate of privatizing VA health services under the guise of "having unfett…
'Massively disrespectful': Veterans speak out against Hegseth’s plan to cut VA benefits
One of the primary targets for Defense Secretary-designate Pete Hegseth is reportedly healthcare benefits for veterans provided by the Department of Veterans' Affairs (VA). But that plan is proving controversial with some veterans and their advocates.According to a Saturday report in CNN, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to oversee the Pentagon has long since been an advocate of privatizing VA health services under the guise of "having unfett…
Hegseth and Collins’ push for cutting veterans’ health benefits alarms service members and veterans groups
Pete Hegseth, now Trump’s nominee to serve as secretary of defense, had been a vocal and persistent advocate for veterans having unfettered access to private health care, rather than having to go through the VA to keep their benefits.
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