First 1000 Iraqi veterans allowed to purchase discount
Market Wire
08/25/2003
eHealthInsurance and The Veterans Corporation Offer Discounted HealthCare
Assistance to Veterans In Honor of Those Who Have Served in Operation Iraqi Freedom
In support of Operation Iraqi Freedom Veterans and American men and
women deployed in the U.S. Armed Forces around the world, eHealthInsurance,
the nation’s leading online source for individual, family and small business
health insurance, and The Veterans Corporation are providing an assistance
program for Veterans to help them save money on health care while they re-establish civilian health insurance coverage. Honoring those who have reserved and continue to serve in Iraq, the first 1000 Veterans who buy an eHealth Savings Card from The Veterans Corporation website at www.veteranscorp.org will have access for themselves and their immediate family to its discounts and services at 50 percent off the retail price for up to six months.
“Many of the servicemen and women serving in Iraq are coming back to an
environment where they may be without health insurance for a time,” said
retired Army Maj. Gen. Chuck Henry, president and CEO of The Veterans
Corporation.
The eHealth Savings Cards are non-insurance products from eHealthInsurance,
which also gives Veterans Corporation members access to over 4000 health
insurance products nationwide. eHealth Savings Cards provide consumers
with discounts of up to 60 percent at over 400,000 healthcare providers around
the country, including physicians, dentists, vision care specialists and pharmacies. Veterans who participate in this program through The Veterans
Corporation can choose the one card that best meets their needs from
the four eHealth Savings Cards that are available — Dental, Pharmacy(which
also includes vision services), Health Savings (which includes pharmacy,dental and vision services) and Medical Savings (which includes pharmacy,dental, vision and physician services.)
Gary Lauer, CEO of eHealthInsurance:
“We are pleased to be able to honor these American heroes who were involved
with the conflict in Iraq by easing their transition back into civilian life.”
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Comment: Shouldn’t the returning “Operation Iraqi Freedom Veterans” be provided greater health security than the mere opportunity to purchase a
discount card? For that matter, shouldn’t all residents of our great nation be provided the health and financial security that’s only possible with a universal system of health insurance?
Discounted discount cards! For shame!