On Memorial Day

    
   

So it is Memorial Day weekend.  A time marking the beginning of Summer, but much more importantly a celebration of those past and present who have sacrificed so much for us all.  The American military, in all its branches, seems to be more respected today than any other moment in my lifetime.  There is an unmistakable pride in the uniform, and those who wear it.  Family members proudly regale stories of loved ones currently or formerly defending our great country.  We relish the chance to say “thanks” to the stranger in uniform we encounter on the street.  It seems everyone loves the armed forces...then why do we seem to be giving them the old sucker punch in the gut when it comes to their health care? 
     Tricare, the current military health system, is under tremendous pressure to morph into ObamaCare.  The liberal ideologues that infest the Obama Administration are holding military families as economic hostages by jacking up Tricare premiums in some cases 70% in an attempt to corral military families into the quagmire of the Obama health exchanges.  Obama is telling America’s finest to pay up or ship out!  And this is not just the rantings of a middle aged baby hatching doctor, listen to the experts:  

   “The Affordable Care Act -- generally known as “Obamacare” -- could lead to increased health complications, emergency room visits and even shorter life spans for some veterans, according to a former under secretary of Health for the Department of Veterans Affairs.
     Dr. Kenneth Kizer, director of the new Institute for Population Health Improvement at the University of California, Davis, Health System, said the ACA’s creation of more healthcare options could cause increased “fragmentation” of care among vets who now rely solely on the Department of Veterans Affairs.
“Some data suggest that veterans receiving care from both VA and non-VA sources are more likely to be re-hospitalized and to die within a year compared with VA-only users,” Kizer wrote last year in a commentary for the Journal of the American Medical Association.”1

     So let’s hear it for the Commander in Cheat once again for giving the troops another great big Memorial Day “we don’t like you” enema to rid their system of one poorly run system and replacing it with an even worse alternative...ObummerCare.