Republicans vote to impose enrollment fee for VETERANS

[Bluebear]

Republican majorities on the House and Senate veterans' affairs committees have voted to impose an enrollment fee of at least $230 a year on 2.4 million veterans - one of every three now eligible for Veterans Affairs Administration health care.

The Bush administration proposed the enrollment fee to hold down costs. The VA committees rejected another Bush proposal to raise co-payments on VA-filled prescriptions for these same priority 7 and 8 veterans. While both committees endorsed enrollment fees, differences emerged. The Senate panel, chaired by Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho, embraced the Bush plan for a straight $250 annual fee.

The House committee, chaired by Rep. Steve Buyer, R-Ind., voted to set the fee for priority 7 enrollees at $230, matching the enrollment fee of under-65 military retirees using Tricare Prime, the military managed care program. For priority 8 veterans, Buyer proposes a sliding scale fee of $230 to $500, depending upon veteran income.

http://www.heraldnet.com/stories/05/02/26/100bus_philpott001.cfm

[two gun sid]

1. Finally, someone who supports the troops! I want to nominate...

Steve Buyer as Troop Supporter of the Week.



"Steve Buyer never called me no baby killer"

---two gun sid

[No Exit]

2. Republicans: The anti-veteran party n/t

[benddem]

3. they call that caring for troops???

why would any Veteran vote for a Republican. It makes no sense.

[rasputin1952]

4. How much more apalling can these jeks be?

Vets PAID for the VA when they signed up and gave years of their lives, something few R's have done, (especially in this administration)!

:puke:

[Bluebear]

6. And now are being asked to pay again.

Disgusting.

[lonestarnot]

5. And here we have it.... a real bunch of yellow ribbon wearers. n/t

[Walt Starr]

7. And yet to some, attacking DU is more important.

:eyes:

And then these supposed veteran activists turn around and support these scum who stick it to vets.