Iraq Vets Challenge Bush on healthcare for veterans

A group of Iraq vets has placed an advertisement in the Washington Post challenging Bush to fund the promised healthcare for veterans. This is in response to the $1 billion shortfall in the current budget proposed by the Bush administration. The ad includes the following:

"THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION recently admitted that they miscalculated the health care costs for Veterans of the War on Terror this year by at least $1 billion. In 2006, the shortfall will be $3 billion.

WITHOUT IMMEDIATE CHANGES, four out of five returning Veterans could be turned away from care at VA hospitals. That's a raw deal the American people will not tolerate.

A UNANIMOUS, BIPARTISAN SENATE has moved quickly to cover this year's outrageous budget gap with a $1.5 billion emergency supplemental. Congress should adopt the Senate's plan, and should make up the 2006 budget gap as well.

MOST IMPORTANTLY, President Bush needs to act immediately and provide the leadership that will prevent Veterans from being shortchanged now and in the future."

This report comes from Brad's Blog.

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From personal experience I can tell you that the Bush administration is cutting healthcare for veterans. I am retired military, covered under TriCare. Last year I paid a $12 copay to see my physician. This year it was changed to 20% of the charge. I have not paid less than $40 per visit yet. That is a 333% increase in what I am charged - with no warning. I am also now receiving bills from laboratories for unpaid bills that used to be covered undtriCareare.

Obviously I have to pay my share so that the extremely wealthy can get their tax cuts and the 400 most wealthy people in America do not have to pay an inheritance tax.

George W. Bush is the worst single President America has ever had!