Does anyone here uses the VA health care instead of company available health care?

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Yep. I use it for me, but wife and kids are on her plan, saves a ton of $$$ as long as you’re in generally good health

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Pro tip: you can put your private health insurance info on file with the VA business office (sometimes goes by 'enrollment'). The VA will then bill your insurance for all VA healthcare you receive. Once you hit your deductible/max OOP, you can use your private doctors for everything else. There are ways to speed this process up some consider to be unnatural...

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Absolutely! Use in conjunction with an HSA and now we're cooking

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Yes I use the VA exclusively even though I have private insurance. I've been told going to one VA is like going to one VA. They are all different. The Cleveland VA is a good network so I'm lucky there.

Things like continuity in care are real though. My primary care doc changes every few years. They get promotions and then have to decrease their patient pop. Stuff like that but it's just primary care so NBD to me. The nurses in primary care stay around for a while and they are available to send a message if something comes up on the fly.

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I don’t use my civilian healthcare unless it’s like a crazy emergency. Saves me a bunch of money but it’s there in case I need it.

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No copays definitely helps the pockets

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Baltimore VA has been great so far. Seen countless specialists in a short timespan. Night and day difference vs. DoD healthcare.

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No - I had several surgeries through Tricare and got treatment at the local VA after being injured.

The facilities, VA physicians, and overall quality of care were not acceptable. I’ve paid out of pocket since…

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Not with the horror stories I've heard, including my own.

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