Obama drops proposal on veterans’ health care

 

Published: March 19, 2009

WASHINGTON — The White House announced Wednesday it won’t try to make military veterans use their private health insurance for some of their service-related care.

The move came after numerous veterans groups and lawmakers criticized the proposal. President Barack Obama met with representatives of veterans’ groups this week about the idea, and his press secretary said Wednesday it will no longer ...


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