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San Antonio, TX September 10, 2009 -- Hope4heroes.org is concerned about the current Veterans Administration budget and an estimated wasted of $100's of billions over the next ten years. It has been stated by Congress and the president that it will cost an estimated $900 over the next ten years to cover the nation's uninsured (estimated at 30-40 million).



The Veterans Administration budget for 2009 is 93.7 Billion and an estimated 1.3 trillion over the next 10 years; this reflects an average five percent per year increase in budget. Our worry is this:



With only 5.7 million veterans getting health care on average per year and 44% of the VA budget or $41.3 Billion devoted to health care we can't understand where the money is going?



How can it cost an estimated $500 billion over ten years to cover an estimated six million veterans yet we can cover 30 to 40 million uninsured for $900 Billion over the same ten years based on current Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and administration estimates?



It's our concern and request that a complete line item review of waste in the VA budget be completed this fiscal year. Further, that the indentified waste be used to fund the following areas.

1. Veteran's advocates that do not report to staff at the VA.

2. Increased staff to speed up care and lower waits times at emergency rooms.

3. Those veterans can use VA benefits at urgent care clinics for non-life threading illness.

4. Efficiency experts are hired to do line item accounting at each VA location and ID waste, excess and delays in services.

5. Additional waste is used with identified MEDICARE waste to fund coverage for all if the CBO estimate of $900 billion is correct.

6. Speed up disability and OIF/OEF claims by 60 days.



It's a must we seek answers to the 44% of the VA budget ($41.3 billion) devoted to health care given the clear waste serving just 5.7 million unique veterans. We feel everyone in America should have access to the care veterans receive but that it's completed in a waste free environment and it should be timely with options and alternatives when care cannot be provided due to crowded emergency rooms and understaffed hospitals. For complete study details and power point slides contact us at: ceo@hope4heroes.org







About Hope4heroes.org



Vic Luebker is a retired 22 year veteran with tour medals from Bosnia, Iraq and Afghanistan. Vic founded Hope4heroes.org after finding there was a need for more support and "helping services" for both veterans and families. Vic found a lack of peer-to-peer counseling and career services devoted to the most wounded our PTSD and TBI vets and little focus on family issues.



With a diverse public and private sector background to include C-level and senior manager level experience, first sergeant duty, top sales executive, business owner, motivational speaker, coach and advisor to wounded warriors and volunteerism for numerous organizations, Vic brings vision and experience.



Vic is the WINNER of the Presidential Lifetime Volunteer Service Award, the most prestigious award of its kind! He is also organizational communications media relations expert with 15 years experience. Vic has conducted over 100 formal month long leadership courses and speaking events to students across America. Vic was a Chief Senior enlisted advisor in Tuzla Bosnia, and responsible for oversight of the Unit Security Plan, to include transport of Slobodan Milosevic the Hague. He recently completed a chapter of the new book "Back From War" Vic retired with over 40 medals and decorations.

Hope4heroes.org works with over 1.2 million supporters and is now partnering with the private sector to ensure the very best for our Heroes and their families. If you run an NPO, franchise, or a company that does business with veterans then this is a must attend National Summit of historic levels. To request to speak at this event contact us today. Help us as we shape issues from health care to PTSD to vets in business for 2010 and beyond.



Vic Luebker

Chairman and CEO

Hope4heroes.org

ceo@hope4heroes.org

210.544.3188