The Walter Reed scandal would really reinforce what people have been saying about for profit healthcare.
Walter Reed is a huge military complex with Army and contractor buildings on the base. Most vets that go to Walter Reed end up under the military care. This is the old colonial style buildings that most people see. They are in pretty good shape and most vets don't have a complaint about Army care. The real fiasco is the private contractors. This is the part of Walter Reed people read about in the paper. They work under VA but since they are for-profit companies, you know the rest.
People like to use Walter Reed of why the gov't shouldn't get into healthcare at all. Walter Reed is an example of why private, healthcare companies have no business being in healthcare.
Great clarification. I lived 10 minutes away from there - and it was on the news all the time - but I never heard that side of the story. Very illuminating.
Walter Reed is a huge military complex with Army and contractor buildings on the base. Most vets that go to Walter Reed end up under the military care. This is the old colonial style buildings that most people see. They are in pretty good shape and most vets don't have a complaint about Army care. The real fiasco is the private contractors. This is the part of Walter Reed people read about in the paper. They work under VA but since they are for-profit companies, you know the rest.
People like to use Walter Reed of why the gov't shouldn't get into healthcare at all. Walter Reed is an example of why private, healthcare companies have no business being in healthcare.