Veterans' Healthcare - Adrienne Kinne

In her decade of military service, Adrienne Kinne noticed a significant decline in the quality of health care provided by the Veteran Administration. Prior to the Iraq War, an end-of-service physical, for example, was routine. At the end of 2003, as she completed her duty in the army reserve, Kinne was discouraged from requesting such a physical. She finished her education and landed a job at a VA hospital where she worked with a research unit examining post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury. Believing that the VA system should pledge to serve the needs of all returning veterans, she was shocked to hear that plans to develop a screening mechanism for traumatic brain injuries was scuttled due to lack of "resources." Kinne believes that the system lacks a commitment to preventative health care, although, she adds, the best preventive plan is to avoid sending service men and women to fight in "illegal occupations in the first place."
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