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I'm active duty and served 4 tours overseas. It pisses me off that I get sent to war zones to fight a war while Millionaires in DC spent tax payer money for their own personal leisure yet my family medical benefits are the ones they propose to cut.

Ultimately, I think it fails. It will be plastered all over the news and pressure on Congress members who are trying to get re-elected will lead to this failing. The very thing that is wrong with the system(career politicians) are the same reason military members will have support from them...they want to keep their perks and ridiculous salary for as long as they can keep it and pandering to voters and caving to pressure is how that happens.

It doesn't matter for military members per se. I have a Primary Care Manager and can't go to a real doctor unless I am referred which will never happen. I simply don't go to the Doctor anymore. I guess I would if I got shot or stabbed or seriously broke a bone but there's no reason for me to go see the idiots I'm assigned to.

The issue is for my family. They have the option of getting real medical care. I'm guessing not too much will change unless they impose premiums for going off site for medical care which seems like a possibility. They better not force family members to go to the quacks in our system or I'm getting the heck out of this organization and fast. Veterans are going o be hit the hardest by this law as they have true premiums they pay for their healthcare it will likely skyrocket.

btw, the medical facility I'm assigned to diagnosed one of my fellow service members with leukemia a couple of weeks ago. She was referred to a real doctor and it turned out to be Lupus. Still bad but how the heck do you diagnose someone with leukemia hen the have Lupus?

Good luck to all the folks going to national healthcare. I'm sure you will love the system and outstanding care that I'm sure will come with the plan.

sorry if you are offended but I'm talking from personal experience. I won't let my family take one step inside Eisenhower Medical Center at Fort Gordon or into Kimborough Ambulatory Care Center ever again. The system is a complete joke and I have yet to see anyone receive similar care from these places as they would in the private sector.

I don't think you are a lesser person and you might be a all qualified doctor but the care is not even close to the same level. If you can't see it, you are being objective...and that's alright since you work in the system. I don't expect you to see things the way I do. Fact is, I simply avoid medical care when I could use it because I don't trust the that the care I'm getting will be up to par. It's a shame that it is this way. I'm not alone in my feelings...most of the active duty personnel(especially the ones with families) feel much the same way I do. I currently have my family enrolled in the Johns Hopkins system but many areas with military personnel don't have this option. I feel sorry for those individuals/families.