Under ObamaCare, will Veterans with health care benefits already provided for, be required to buy NEW policy?

The health care bill in a nutshell is:

1) the status quo for all those with health care insurance is UNCHANGED, ie, nothing changes for these people;

2) those without health care coverage are required to do so, but those deemed too poor to afford it would have avenues, like government subsidies, etc, to help them to get the coverage.

Moreover, more protection will be given to everyone, as subsequently the coverage would move towards portability so that it goes along with you even when you change jobs/employment. IF the system fine-tunes, with single payer option, a cheaper exchange (providing choice and competition and as a BULK purchaser/negotiator to negotiate better deals for coverage) could be available to provide alternatives so that unscrupulous insurance companies have LESS opportunities to rip you off.

This will greatly affect Pre-911 disabled veterans that require 24/7 care and are not eligible for Medicaid. These family caregivers are not covered under the Caregiver act of 2010, only post 911 caregivers were covered with health insurance and since many of them gave up their careers so that these veterans could remain in their own homes with the dignity they so deserve, the cost of their caretakers healthcare will now have to come out of their pockets or the caregiver will be fined or will have to sign a waiver and not be covered. Many of these hard-working family caregivers have given up their lively-hoods to care for these disabled and aging veterans so that they don't have to be stuffed into a nursing home that would cost the government approximately 90,000 per year.

Why just the rich? I earned only $35,000 last year and less than that in each of my previous years. Oddly enough, I haven't had insurance for 12 years and I don't want it. I pay for all my health care costs out of my own pocket; no government assistance and no insurance companies. Why should I allow this right to be taken from me? I have no plans to purchase health insurance (at least, not until it becomes a worthwhile expense) and I also have no plans in paying the fine/tax levied against me for refusing to purchase the insurance. Simply put, when Obamacare goes into full effect, insurance rates will be astronomical...perhaps as high as $4000-$6000/yr for a young health person. Why should I pay that when my current average medical costs are between $200-$500 (over the past 12 years)? Nope, I will refuse to forfeit any penalty against me for attempting to live as a fiscally responsible person. Can't wait to see what happens then. Will I go to jail? LOL. "What is the charge?" "Living a responsible life independent of government and insured assistance"

I am a veteran and have va benefits! when this obama care thing started the va sent me a letter stating i was already coverd and did not need obama care.still have the letter so im going to wait and see what happens when time is up,

No, absolutely not. We veterans already have a policy that was paid for by our service to our nation. This has never been a problem for us until both Bush presidencies, because they BOTH wanted to "PRIVATIZE" our VA system, something I helped fight off. I first discovered this scheme of GW's by inadvertently infiltrating Phyllis Schafly's right-wing religious-coup group (I accompanied a newly-made friend to one of the GOP's "planning" meetings) in St. Louis (part of the whole The Family, Youth With A Mission/YWAM world dominance thing identified by Sharlet, 2008 and Goldberg, 2006). As part of their privatizing effort under GW/Cheney and the GOP majority between 2001 and 2007, the VA medical facilities across this nation (including mine) were de-funded and were told they had to "outsource" services (like dental and some emergency care), which we protested (I got up and walked out when I was transported by ambulance to a CIVILIAN hospital for chest pains instead of getting care at John Cochran (FULLY EQUIPPED TO PROVIDE MY VA CARE)! Our dental care was sent to a COLLEGE DENTAL FACILITY when everything to provide our care was right there at the VA!

From DAY ONE of the Obama administration, our VA medical system was REFUNDED (more than $1.6 billion right away). Both First Lady Michelle and President Obama have been heavily involved in helping military families and in being supportive of troops' and veterans' medical needs. Our health care benefits have already been IMPROVED because of President Obama's policies---under GW I had to wait 3 or even 4 months for an appointment because of all the GOP's budget reductions, but now I get seen within 3 weeks (an improvement). I am seen at my appointment time, whereas before the VA was overrun and overbooked and an 8 am appointment might get you seen by 2 p.m or later. And unless returning veterans have private insurance they wish to use, we are covered for our health care. I am a service-incurred disabled veteran, so mine has always been 100% coverage.

There are live sessions for Q&A on the whitehouse.gov page...if you have these questions you ought to participate. You can also e-mail the White House off that same website page and they do reply.

"If you are enrolled in VA health care, you don’t need to take additional steps to meet the health care law coverage standards. The health care law does not change VA health benefits or Veterans’ out-of-pocket costs".

http://www.va.gov/health/aca/

I dont think anyone has gotten this one correct. The healthcare bill does NOT revise any sort of VA coverage. The bill has been signed, and is set in stone. All that is left now is for the right wing media to start accurately reporting the facts.

You are required to have some form of healthcare. Thats it. These people out there telling you all sorts of fancy fairy tales of economic collapse and totalitarian obama regimes are being ridiculous.

What the healthcare bill did was create a new "insurance exchange" that allows people who couldnt afford or werent eligible for insurance to purchase it now (and are required) People too poor are given a subsidy, and those who were ineligible due to prior existing conditions are now eligible.

The sky is not falling.

Obama has not enacted martial law.

There are no death panels coming for grandma.

I believe the answer to your question is this: EVENTUALLY, yes.

Since you did not make clear that the benefits are provided by the VA or as being a retiree, the reality is that the benefits will be provided by a civilian employer, like 98% of all people.

Yes, we will ALL have eventually a new policy in that benefits will be reduced, and costs will go up. Obama will just call it a new name, tell everybody how nothing has changed and then raise taxes on everything will earn or spend on.

And it will continue in my opinon. I don't trust ObamaCare anymore than I trust Harry Reid or Nancy Pelosi. Do you?????

Just hang with the VA and ignore all of that buffoonery.

Yes, everyone will be required to have Obama's version of coverage, the only exceptions are members of the House and Senate, and Oval Office.