Georgia to begin charging veterans home residents
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2012/07/10 05:06:13
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Georgia to begin charging veterans home residents
ATLANTA - Georgia is about to do something it's never done before: Charge veterans for their care in the state's two homes for war veterans.
The Legislature authorized the residential fee to take advantage of a federal reimbursement program that helps veterans pay for assisted-living-type care.
The legislation's sponsor, Democratic Rep. Mary Margaret Oliver of Decatur, said Georgia has not been getting the federal funds it could get.
No final decision has been made on how much veterans will pay for living at the homes in Milledgeville and Augusta. The assistant commissioner of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Daniel Holtz, said he would have preferred to keep the care paid for with federal and state funds, but the General Assembly wanted another stream of revenue.
ATLANTA - Georgia is about to do something it's never done before: Charge veterans for their care in the state's two homes for war veterans.
The Legislature authorized the residential fee to take advantage of a federal reimbursement program that helps veterans pay for assisted-living-type care.
The legislation's sponsor, Democratic Rep. Mary Margaret Oliver of Decatur, said Georgia has not been getting the federal funds it could get.
No final decision has been made on how much veterans will pay for living at the homes in Milledgeville and Augusta. The assistant commissioner of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Daniel Holtz, said he would have preferred to keep the care paid for with federal and state funds, but the General Assembly wanted another stream of revenue.
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- Dan 2012/07/10 05:43:37None of the above
+1The veterans should get everything from the federal government that is in their contract and nothing more. (And no, I do not mean we shouldn't donate to veterans organizations).reply -
I wonder if Democrat Margret Oliver ever had a military person in her family that was so badly wounded/ disabled they couldn't care for themselves and they had no funds to live.reply
- Dan Nam Era... 2012/07/10 06:13:21+1All medical is supposed to be covered, including injuries resulting from service. If the feds aren't owning up to the contract then Rep. Oliver better send the bill to the federal government and not pin it on the vets.reply
- SteveMarine- JLA 2012/07/10 05:16:45Undecided+1Wow.... Lets force veterans to pay? Yet let Mexicans live here for free? And give them free food stamps? and other things...this country is backwards.reply
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+1I wonder if Democrat Margret Oliver ever had a military person in her family that was so badly wounded/ disabled they couldn't care for themselves and they had no funds to live.reply
- SteveMa... Nam Era... 2012/07/10 06:30:11+1Humm good point.reply
