Romney’s idea of privatizing vets' health care under fire
Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney’s suggestion to privatize health care for military veterans by introducing a voucher system came under attack by several veterans Thursday.
Former Marine combat veteran Michael Rodriguez of New London said a voucher system would “set back” progress the Veterans Affairs health system has made in the last 15 years in treating military veterans and their unique medical and psychological needs, such as traumatic brain injuries, missing limbs and post-traumatic stress syndrome.
“These are incredibly difficult (injuries) to treat and the VA is the only system with the experience to treat them,” Rodriguez, 27, said in a telephone conference call hosted by the Truman National Security Project in advance of Romney’s visit to Manchester today.
The group is based in Washington and describes itself as a leadership institute that recruits, trains and positions progressives to lead on national security.
