Kochs Are Behind "Veterans' Group" Which Wants Non-Profit Corp to Oversee VA Healthcare
A veterans' organization says it wants to end Veterans Health Administration healthcare as it has long been known, turning oversight of the operation over to a non-profit government corporation and letting veterans relying on VA healthcare go where they like for it.
Concerned Veterans for America detailed its proposal in "Fixing Veterans Health Care."
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One recommendation bound to make waves with traditional veterans' service organizations is the group's proposal for a Veterans Accountable Care Organization, or VACO. The government-chartered non-profit corporation would monitor the performance of VA facilities and "have more latitude to close unused hospitals and improve well-used ones," writes Avik Roy, a senior fellow of The Manhattan Institute's Center for Medical Progress and co-chair of the task force that prepared the report.
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The Washington Post and Pro Publica reported that the group, originally named TOHE, was funded to the tune of $1.9 million from TC4 Trust, an organization established by Charles and David Koch to pump money into conservative causes.
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