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The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is the United States’ biggest healthcare system and a key component of the nation’s healthcare system of education (Young & Kroth, 2018). It also has a multibillion-dollar financial plan and supports over 22 million veterans, at the cost of taxpayers (Young & Kroth, 2018). Despite an overabundance of civilian hospital beds, veterans being a very specialized patient group is the fundamental priority and justification for continued taxpayer support. The Department of Veterans Affairs is in charge of delivering important services to veterans in the United States. Retired military people and their families enjoy healthcare coverage, incentive schemes, and national cemeteries. Veterans Affairs’ responsibilities are carried out via National Cemetery Administration, Veterans Health Administration, and Veterans Benefits Administration.
All nations respect their citizens’ health, which is why the American Government has made significant investments in healthcare institutions. The overabundance of hospital beds in the US is beneficial since it has decreased bed-sharing and overcrowding in health facilities. As a result, the risk of contracting dangerous illnesses has decreased.
The veteran affairs department’s major goal is to assist veterans and their family members. Because veterans are so important to the nation, taxpayers should assist the veteran’s administration. Given the enormous number of veteran patients, numerous veteran health institutions in the US have trouble catering to veteran patients’ needs on time. Raising taxes for the healthcare system would enable healthcare facilities to develop additional rooms, enabling them to accept more veteran patients. The levies will also aid in the hiring of additional health workers, lowering the veteran patient waitlist (Penn et al., 2019). As a result, taxpayers have a reason to fund the Department of Veterans Affairs’ distinct and expensive healthcare system in order to assure prompt and efficient care in veteran health facilities.
Veterans Health Administration institutions are designed to care for the males and females of the military services who, in many circumstances, risk their lives to safeguard our country’s security. These medical facilities are also designed to handle diseases and injuries resulting from combat. Furthermore, studies show that present members of the armed forces are at a far greater risk of battlefield injuries and also post-deployment mental and physical health problems. The causes for this shift might be linked to advances in combat technologies to save lives, numerous returns to the combat area, and psychosocial variations related to returning to civilian society (Oster et al., 2017).
Lastly, the latest research shows that when veterans’ needs are catered for in an environment that knows significant variables like demographic trends and military experience, their general health and wellness are improved (Oster et al., 2017). As a result, although civilian healthcare facilities can deliver outstanding physical services for veterans in several instances, it should be recognized that VHA healthcare facilities focus on providing an extra layer of assistance by allowing veterans to interact with other service members and be provided with care by healthcare practitioners who have specialized training in dealing with the rapidly increasing requirements of veterans (Oster et al., 2017).
References
Oster, C., Morello, A., Venning, A., Redpath, P., Lawn, S. (2017). The health and wellbeing needs of veterans: A rapid review. BMC Psychiatry, 17(1), 414-428.
Penn, M., Bhatnagar, S., Kuy, S., Lieberman, S., Elnahal, S., Clancy, C., & Shulkin, D. (2019). Comparison of wait times for new patients between the private sector and United States Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers. JAMA Network open, 2(1), e187096-e187096.
Young, K. M. & Kroth, P. J. (2018). Stulz & Young’s Health care USA: Understanding its organization and delivery (9th ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning