Transcript: EMERSON BACKS VETERANS GROUPS: VA SHOULDN'T CHARGE PRIVATE INSURERS

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March 18, 2009
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Capitol Hill Press Releases
03-18-2009
For Immediate Release Emerson Backs Veterans Groups: VA Shouldn't Charge
Private Insurers Contact: Jeffrey Connor (202) 225-4404 March 18, 2009
WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson (MO-08) today said she would oppose
any administration effort to include "third-party collections" from private
insurers for the treatment or care of U.S. veterans for service-related
injuries. "It is certainly not a part of the promise we make to Americans
who bravely defend our nation that they should cover their own costs of
medical care for service-connected injuries and conditions. Our aim ought
to be improving the quality and availability of this kind of treatment,
not ...

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