if you are a veteran in this country, you have publicly provided health care. the same waive it s publicly provided care in england, for example. veterans have nationalized health care in this country. for all the scariness of that term, that s what we do for veterans and that s what we have done for veterans for generations as a way of making sure we keep our promise to the people who fight for this country. we take a national responsibility for them getting health care. we fulfill that responsibility through the va health system. a nationalized system. no, veterans care is not perfect. but tell this nation s veterans that you want to get rid of va and see what they tell you. the university of michigan surveys americans on their satisfaction with various health care systems. they finds routinely that veterans rate their experience with va care above the rest of the u.s. health system. the 2008 survey found 85% of veterans were satisfied with their va care compared with 77% of people t