[quote=@Penny]
*nine-step plan*
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....you sure you're not a republican? That's eerily similar to [url=https://cv4a.org/project/fixing-veterans-health-care/]the Koch Brothers plan.[/url] I say "eerily" only because that's honestly not the direction I expected you to go. 

Most of what you're proposing is great, at least in concept. Some of the problems aren't your fault -- step three, for instance, couldn't be done without compulsory participation by private providers at the moment thanks to the VA and Choice (and Congress in general) and their track record. Let's assume step 4 clears that up over time and ignore it entirely. We have to start thinking about the costs at some point but hey, I'm rationally self-interested (plus I think those combat vets deserve it for SURE), so whatevs. Step 9 is a bit of old-VA thinking -- if this works, we don't need more VA hospitals, right? But again -- erring on the side of taking care of people. I'm not gonna make a fuss.

In short -- this here is a radical, big-concept reform. Even comes with instructions on how to pass it (I'm not sure those are sure-fire, because David Schulkin, Trump's pick for VA chief, was also Obama's pick -- but in fact Shulkin's about to propose something like this, if The Hill is to be believed, so I guess you're onto something). 

Anyway. I'll take it.

Now for my end of the bargain. What are your thoughts on universal healthcare in the US?