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UNDER THE RADAR: WAS IT THE INSURANCE COMPANIES?

Insurance companies stood to lose the most if the VA billed for service-connected care.

by Larry Scott, VA Watchdog dot Org

In all the fuss surrounding the proposal from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to bill insurance companies for a veteran's service-connected VA care, it appears the most strident opponents were the ones from which we didn't hear.

That would be the insurance companies.

According to OMB estimates, the insurance companies stood to pay out at least $500 million in the first year if the VA adopted the proposal.

A number of sources indicate that it was the insurance companies who stirred the pot the hardest when the proposal became public.

Stories were fed to the media.

This added to the frenzy that the veterans' service organizations (VSOs) had already created.

And, it all worked.

Proposal dropped.

Insurance companies breathe easier.

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posted by Larry Scott
Founder and Editor
VA Watchdog dot Org
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