I think it helps policyholders with affordability, and affordability is the big concern that I have heard so far today.
There is no doubt about that.
The same argument could be made for the Affordable Care Act, reducing risk by broadening the pool.
This is something that we can do that we don't have to worry about storms. We can do it.
There is another issue out there that is big in the VA and that is mental health.
The big issue that most people are talking about now is access, because once the folks get through the door, 90 percent ...
The major cost of those bills deals with outsourcing health care to the private sector. It costs more money.
This is a personal issue for me. Our veterans mean a lot.
Our veterans deserve our best and I think you will be able to deliver that.
There are some that want to privatize the VA. They want to take it down a road of privatization. I am not one of them.
What we have got to do is we have got to find ways to meet this need.
We did look at those death reports, as Senator Boxer had asked.
I think it has worked well. It has not been perfect, but it has worked well.
We seldom get 93 votes for anything in the U.S. Senate.
The biggest obstacle to timely medical care at the VA is the lack of service providers.
If it breaks the budget of the VA, though, and we do not get better health care in the private sector, which I think bot...
I think the Project ARCH definitely works, and it definitely allows you to have control of those medical records too.
The VA provides high-quality health care once the veterans get in the door.