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Opinion: The Question no one is Asking about Privatizing the VA

“The Trump administration wants to shift billions of dollars from government-run veterans’ hospitals to private health care providers. That’s true even though earlier this year the administration vehemently denied it would privatize any part of the Department of Veterans Affairs…”

“But before going down that road, the question needs to be asked whether privatizing essential human services such as those for military veterans serves the public interest. New research we recently published suggests that privatization may come at a social cost…” Read the full article here.

Source: The Question No One Is Asking About Privatizing The VA – By Sebastian Jilke and Wouter Van Dooren, January 17, 2019. Task & Purpose.

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Jackie Gilbert
Jackie Gilbert
Jackie Gilbert is a Content Analyst for FedHealthIT and Author of 'Anything but COVID-19' on the Daily Take Newsletter for G2Xchange Health and FedCiv.

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