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James48

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9. Where are earth do you get that ?

Reply to marie999 (Reply #6)

Fri Mar 19, 2021, 02:22 AM

Mar 2021

The VA can afford to hire.

The VA’s budget for 2021 is $243 BIllion, up $26 billion from 2020.

The problem isn’t money. It’s more about finding qualified medical people who want to work for the VA, and getting them on-board.

The VA is hiring big time and has been for several years. uSAJOBS.Com

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Senate passes bill allowing VA to vaccinate all veterans, spouses [View all] James48 Mar 2021 OP

All veterans who served for at least 90 days during WWII, Korea, Vietnam, marie999 Mar 2021 #1

That is not correct. James48 Mar 2021 #2

So everything I wrote was correct except that Group 8 subgroups e and g. marie999 Mar 2021 #4

I said 60% of veterans are enrolled. James48 Mar 2021 #8

Which is managed worse? soryang Mar 2021 #3

Oh please. James48 Mar 2021 #5

the service from the VA has been steadily degraded in recent years soryang Mar 2021 #7

VA probably has improved since you left. Kaleva Mar 2021 #11

I have more than thirty years experience going to VA facilities soryang Mar 2021 #13

From what I've told, the VA had a very bad reputation during the Vietnam Era. Kaleva Mar 2021 #15

I was there in the eighties soryang Mar 2021 #16

Almost everything that is wrong with the VA healthcare system is because Congress refuses marie999 Mar 2021 #6

Where are earth do you get that ? James48 Mar 2021 #9

Hmmmm.... would have thought that whistler162 Mar 2021 #10

Unity. Vaccination is winning! /nt bucolic_frolic Mar 2021 #12

The House also passed it - next it heads to President Biden's desk for signature. SeattleVet Mar 2021 #14