Veterans speak out on health care bill, say it could hurt 2 million on Medicaid [View all]

On the day Senate Republicans unveiled their health care bill, some military veterans say what the GOP rolled out is "un-American."

Veterans from across Tennessee said they're speaking out on behalf of 2 million veterans nationwide who they think will lose or see reduced health care coverage because of the move by Congress to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare.

Led by 36-year retired Marine Corps veteran Lt. Gen. John Castellaw, who lives in rural Crockett County in West Tennessee, he and others said the proposed health care bill would potentially boot millions of veterans off health care that many depend on to supplement coverage or just give them access to doctors.

He said many veterans are not eligible for care through the Department of Veterans Affairs, and sometimes VA benefits don't fully cover the costs of health care.

Read more: http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2017/06/22/veterans-speak-out-health-care-bill-say-could-hurt-2-million-medicaid/417693001/