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Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald on Monday compared the length of time veterans wait to receive health care at the VA to the length of time people wait for rides at Disneyland, and said his agency shouldn't use wait times as a measure of success because Disney doesn't either.
"When you got to Disney, do they measure the number of hours you wait in line? Or what's important? What's important is, what's your satisfaction with the experience?" McDonald said Monday during a Christian Science Monitor breakfast with reporters. "And what I would like to move to, eventually, is that kind of measure."
McDonald's comments angered House Speaker Paul Ryan, who tweeted out Monday afternoon, "This is not make-believe, Mr. Secretary. Veterans have died waiting in those lines."
originally posted by: introvert
This is a good example of why we should have a Universal Healthcare system. If the wait is too long at the Dumbo ride, you should be able to go to another "ride" that will serve you in a timely manner.
But we can't because the profit from the ticket is more important than the outcome for the consumer.
The VA IS a Universal Healthcare system--for veterans. There is no other ride.
The Veteran's Administration is a government agency. It doesn't get profits from tickets.
originally posted by: introvert
a reply to: ketsuko
When the government runs all the rides and makes everything equal like it does with the VA, the wait if the wait.
True, but the government does not own all the rides in town. Give our vets the ability to go elsewhere.
originally posted by: introvert
a reply to: ketsuko
When the government runs all the rides and makes everything equal like it does with the VA, the wait if the wait.
True, but the government does not own all the rides in town. Give our vets the ability to go elsewhere.
Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald
originally posted by: introvert
a reply to: schuyler
The VA IS a Universal Healthcare system--for veterans. There is no other ride.
No. The VA is a healthcare system that serves veterans, but veterans are not necessarily covered if they go to another care facility. UHC would ensure their costs were covered, regardless of where they sought care.
The Veteran's Administration is a government agency. It doesn't get profits from tickets.
You missed the point. More concern is directed at cost than quality of care. Like Disney, who are concerned about profit over customer concern about waiting in line.