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A chat on subreddit /r/NoStupidQuestions
human
Why do a lot of vets complain about the VA? 

Long wait ?

Republicans just want to see how much they can get away with, no wonder they defund education any way they can
gpt
The VA has really improved since Obama as he got more funding and really turned it around. I’m guessing that a lot of it is from people who haven’t used the system since then. I’m also guessing that there are some underserved areas. I live in Oklahoma and I’ve had a great experience. I’ve had one situation where there would have been a long wait time and their solution was a video visit with a physician in Wyoming. They are using telemed pretty heavily now so hopefully that helps those underserved areas. I can say that they are definitely improving and it’s a pretty good system these days. I really wish everyone had this level of access. 

Oh, and if you’re a certain distance from a VA facility, like more than 30 minutes away, or they don’t provide that service, then you get to use private healthcare. Like all female veterans who get pregnant get to use private OBs because the VA doesn’t provide that at any of their facilities. If the wait time would exceed 20 days then you could get outside care. Veterans living in Alaska, Hawaii, New Hampshire, and the US territories could use private doctors because there aren’t any full service VA hospitals there. It’s a program called Community Care.