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Medical care for veterans: Thankful for changes at the VA

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If you are a veteran or know a veteran, you have heard the stories: hours of waiting, being known as a number, months of waiting for referrals, not to mention the standard of care received.

The Veterans Affairs Medical Center is known, by many, as hell. I would like to say that I am glad to see a change in the system. In the past two years, the VA has opened clinics in the community, made many of its services available online (even medical records), and I have gained a name. Now when I sign in for an appointment, someone asks me for my VA card, not my "last name and last four."

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Even the smallest improvement can mean a big difference to our Veterans'!

Now if we could get a major over-haul nationwide of all VAMC's would be a lot better move!

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#1 - Sat Aug 28, 2010 4:54 AM EDT

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