rachel's prospective on the va issues that are in the national news in the usa

here is my prospective of the situation:

my prospective in the va issue in the news ...my experience at the portland va in oregon has been excellent... sen mccain outsourcing pcp is not realistic because where are the funds going to come from? the issue is not the va as much as the funding for the va continues to drop as move veterans enroll in the health care system. also the veterans are typically older and need more intensive care thus there is an increased cost per patient. sen mccain should push for allocating more dollars to the va and at the same time address this isolated incident. rachel

off of topic but i have been treated excellent by the staff and despite my me ruffling feathers from a nurse to a dept head all have treated me with a great deal of respect.  on the few times i disagreed with decisions i discussed with providers of why my treatment was going in the directions it was . then we, me and the staff, would come to a compromise or I came to understand what they were doing was in my best interest. it is very hard to make a rational decision when your hormones are pulling you like you have your period every day. 

the news of how bad the va is not reflective of many veterans i talk to in my travels. many, many veterans are grateful and value how they are treated and the quality of treatment. it is my opinion that the va is being held to a higher standard then the private sector and this is discrimination.  if you look for dirt you will eventually find dirt but if you look for gold and the good in people you will find them in the va.  this is hot button to me and to other veterans because we value our relationship with the va which is being misrepresented in the media. 

i searched high and low for any media outlet to do a positive story on the va and there were no takers yet the media would have written up a nasty story about a transgendered veteran if she had been treated poorly by the va.  the fact is scandals sell in our society today and this is the sad truth of society today.