Do Veterans Receive Adequate Health Care?

by Susan C. Hunnicutt (Editor)

Overview

With the ongoing conflicts overseas, the health care veterans receive has come under scrutiny in recent years. Does the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs administer good care to veterans, or are they ill-prepared to deal with the myriad long-term needs of a new veteran population? Does the VA overlook the mental health care some soldiers need? This anthology takes a hard look at the state of the health care system in place to help returning veterans. This book offers expert analyses on a range of issues as well as possible solutions. Features content from sources such as Barack Obama, the Associated Press, and the Kaiser Family Foundation.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780737761702
Publisher:	Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Publication date:	07/07/2012
Series:	At Issue Series: Social Issues
Pages:	104
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.30(d)
Age Range:	15 - 17 Years

About the Author

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Table of Contents

Introduction 7

1 Military and Veterans' Health Care: An Overview: The Kaiser Family Foundation 10

2 Veterans Administration Health Care Is Among the Best in the U.S. Kristen Gerencher 19

3 The Veterans Administration Provides Inadequate Care in Many Cases Melissa Suran 25

4 America Must Fulfill Its Obligations to Its Wounded Veterans Barack Obama 33

5 Veterans' Health Care Is a Massive Unfunded Liability Kelley B. Vlahos 40

6 Veterans Administration Health Care Is Not Readily Available in Rural Areas: Associated Press 47

7 The Government Aims to Improve Health Care Access for Rural Veterans: United States Department of Veterans Affairs 52

8 The Veterans Administration Does Not Provide Proper Services for PTSD Carol J. Williams 56

9 Many Veterans Struggle to Heal from Moral Injuries Diane Silver 60

10 The Veterans Administration Is Committed to the Needs of Women Veterans Patricia Hayes 68

11 Better Treatment Options Are Needed for Victims of Military Sexual Trauma: U.S. Medicine: The Voice of Federal Medicine 78

12 Veterans' Health Care Has Improved, but Racial Disparities Exist David Orenstein 84

Organizations to Contact 88

Bibliography 92

Index 97