I have no idea what the VA is like in your neck of the woods, but the VA hospital around here is EXCELLENT.
My grandfather received top-notch care there for years - far better than what my grandmother got in the private system. My father works there and he's an amazing doctor - his patients love him, his office is crammed with the various little things they give him (mostly stuff they make, from wood toys to maple syrup - there's a dollar value limit, of course).
Furthermore, MY experience of the VA system is statistically more representative than yours. In fact, the statistics show that VA medical system is better overall than the private health care system in EVERY MEASURE:
Our local VA hospital is a teaching hospital affiliated with the U of MN medical school. A bunch of people I know have done rotations there and have only awesomeness to report. My father actually won a teaching award for his work there.
um - no.
My grandfather received top-notch care there for years - far better than what my grandmother got in the private system. My father works there and he's an amazing doctor - his patients love him, his office is crammed with the various little things they give him (mostly stuff they make, from wood toys to maple syrup - there's a dollar value limit, of course).
Furthermore, MY experience of the VA system is statistically more representative than yours. In fact, the statistics show that VA medical system is better overall than the private health care system in EVERY MEASURE:
-The quality of care has been proven to be better
-patient satisfaction is higher in the VA than in the private sector (see also here)
-See general Time article on how the VA is the best health care around. (The VA system is also as cost-effective as, if not more than, private health care).
And Jim did his clinical in a VA hospital.
Our local VA hospital is a teaching hospital affiliated with the U of MN medical school. A bunch of people I know have done rotations there and have only awesomeness to report. My father actually won a teaching award for his work there.