Dope of the Week: Veterans are just too stupid to make their own decisions...
DOPE: Secretary Peake
Our friend Sue Peterson sent the following note that left us no choice but to immediately issue GraniteGrok's coveted "Dope of the Week Award"...
Good morning everyone...I would like you to read this AP news report about Secretary James Peake -- he is against the VA Hospital in Manchester being a full service hospital and against the Veterans being allowed to go to any medical facility...seems that according to this report, well he is quoted here-- just read for yourself:
"After touring the Manchester VA Medical Center, Peake also said he is against giving veterans cards to let them receive treatment at non-VA facilities. "That's called Yellow-Page medicine," Peake said. "I think that potentially is dangerous, because I'm not sure the individual is necessarily the best consumer. It's hard to be an educated consumer of health care."
So, you as Veterans cannot make good decisions??? I do hope that we can continue to fight this....Secretary Peake - what is your medical coverage??? As I have said before along with so many of you....our Veterans should have the same coverage as our Senators and Congressman. Please let me know what you think we can do - we have to do something!!!
Even if you set aside the fact that we're talking about veterans, this mindset that individuals cannot make educated decision about their own health-- that some GOVERNMENT agency can do that better-- is one that I find both offensive, and dangerous. "Yellow-Page medicine" as opposed to, what? Canadian style? Or maybe Cuban? Yikes!
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Posted by: John | June 25, 2008 9:56 AM
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