A group of six Montana veterans made the case for Rob Quist’s House candidacy in an op-ed over the weekend. Because “Montana has the second-highest per capita veterans in the U.S.,” veterans’ issues may carry added weight in the state, and the authors make the case that “U.S. Sen. Jon Tester says he needs a partner in Congress. Rob Quist in the U.S. House of Representative will be that partner to make the many improvements in VA care that are needed.”
Quist, they report, is tying his argument for improved care for veterans and their families to the Affordable Care Act:
Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives Rob Quist listened to a roundtable discussion that focused on veterans and veterans’ access to mental and physical health care. Quist asked informational questions and suggested we need to strengthen the Veterans Choice Act to better serve rural veterans, keep rural hospitals open, expand access to health care and enhance mental health service, make it easier for veterans to access the benefits they earned and strengthen the American Health Care Act and its component for veterans. [...]
What is being proposed in Congress would hurt veterans rather than what we have under the Affordable Care Act. The Affordable Care Act is an important component for family members who are not enrolled in a VA health care program. They may get lower costs on monthly premiums or out-of-pocket costs. Family members could be eligible for free or low-cost coverage through Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
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