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Michele Pfannenstiel DVM's avatar

Veteran veterinarian here who recieves her care through the Boston VA in W Rox.

I will state my biases

I love the VA

I have recieved far superior care there than in outside providers

I was told that 70% of American health care providers go through the VA training system at some point. So basically, the VA touch the vast majority of American healthcare workers.

Next...the reason that Congress can whine about the VA is because it has the stats to do so. The VA exhaustively reports in ways no other health care company does or has to.

So your conclusion that VA researchers downplay the awesome that is the VA doesn't surprise me. It is far easier to sell the narrative that "government health care" is terrible or not as good, so they can get more funding.

Does the VA have shortcomings? Sure. But, it is amazing health care with amazing workers.

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Jojo's avatar

"The way we view the world, our ideologies, can impact the questions we ask but may also impact the answers that we find."

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Indeed. This can easily be seen in how the media covers the current Israel/Gaza war. Humans always let their personal biases intrude on almost anything they do.

Always assume that the reason someone does something is to benefit themselves, first, in some way shape or form.

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