1.8 Million Veterans Uninsured

Week of September 01, 2008

According to a recent study, 1.8 million military veterans in the U.S. neither have health insurance nor receive ongoing care at the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). The study by Harvard Medical School and testimony given before the House Committee on Veterans Affairs by Dr. Stephanie J. Woolhandler, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, and Co-Founder, Physicians for a National Health Program documented the problems suffered by veterans and their families because of the health insurance crisis. The study is available in PDF format.