At first glance your post seems to make sense. But it is incorrect in respect to the subject you are replying.
The VA and Medicare are POLAR OPPOSITES Completely different.
1. The VA is a government health care network. The heath care buildings, hospitals, management, equipment are all government owned and run. A Veteran must use these government facilities for health care. (more on that below) Im not sure how old you are but the VA has been a disgrace in the care of many veterans and only in the last decade or so are things being addressed. But no matter what. The VA is government health care and a complete failure compared to private health care. It actually highlights my original post on the subject. Which this is a perfect example! Since when does government do things better than private networks.
Do you know anyone who would love to go to a VA center that didn't have to?
IN the last decade veterans at times now have the right to go outside the VA GOVERNMENT system.
2. Medicare is taxpayer funded Government Health Insurance (NOT HEALTH CARE) for the private sector (non government) medical establishments in the USA. You can go anywhere you want as long as the doctor or medial establishment accepts medicare payments. They also have the option to charge 15% more for procedures if they choose to and as mentioned to not have to take Medicare patients at all if they do not want to.
Medicare in essence is the same, actually better than private and company provided health insurance. This system is as close to perfect as can be. Like Social Security, Medicare INSURANCE are the two government agencies that actually work well.
Bottom line, those with VA benefits have to be treated in a government run health care system
Those with Medicare go to the free market, non government health care system.
It is a perfect example on why government run health care is a frustrating horror story for many veterans over the decades being locked into government health care.
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