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Privatizing the VA will hurt vets, the left says

U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs David Shulkin, testifying before Congress earlier this month. Alex Wong/Getty Images

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U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs David Shulkin, testifying before Congress earlier this month. Alex Wong/Getty Images
By Bria Felicien
March 29, 2018

President Donald Trump fired David Shulkin as secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs and nominated a replacement - Admiral Ronny L. Jackson, Trump's personal physician. The left says privatizing the VA will hurt veterans.

A roundup of columns, editorials and articles looks as the issue.

1. Opinion: VA needs work, not politics or privatizing

From The Commercial Appeal: "I hope we can improve the VA health care system without more political involvement, and without privatizing the system."

2. David J. Shulkin: Privatizing the V.A. will hurt veterans

From The New York Times: "I am convinced that privatization is a political issue aimed at rewarding select people and companies with profits, even if it undermines care for veterans."

3. Privatizing all VA care would be a big mistake

From The Washington Post: "To go to a fully "privatized" system would be hugely expensive — as everyone acknowledges."

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