As for military medicine, via VA, I never used them as they were inconvenient or too much of a hassle to get to.
However a friend who worked for NYS used the VA, when he had a very good NYS employee plan, for his intactable high blood pressure, and was given meds which made him fall asleep each day at his desk. I don't think his pressure came down too much either.
He finally was coaxed to go to a Hypertension specialist using NYS benefits and was given estensive testing, and was given new medication. The man literally changed overnight. His BP normalized, he didn't sleep at his desk, he was energized, new lease on life.
Sometimes you have to look around. I live in Vegas, the medical care here can get you killed. 6 People, perhaps more have contracted hepatitis C going to a clinic run by a maniac who reused syringes used for anestetic during routine colonoscopies. The state was slow to act, and after a year, it seems no criminal charges have been levied.
This is where common sense comes in, if you have the coverage and are ill or need an exam, examine what is going on with you, if it smells bad, leave town, get on a plane, at least where I live and go somewhere else. If you have no coverage, and no money, demand service and watch everything they do. If you need treatment, you will probably get it, and they can't bleed blood out of a rock.
Keep in mind, health insurance is actually insurance against someone taking away whatever wealth you have accumulated in the event of prolonged illness. Thus insure yourself for the big stuff and don't worry about the nickel and dime stuff.
If you have nothing, then take every government program you can get and demand excellent treatment.
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