Levinsky N G
Hastings Cent Rep. 1986 Aug;16(4):10-5.
The federal government has a generally unquestioned obligation to provide health care to veterans for diseases or disabilities acquired during military service. Much argued, however, is the government's obligation to offer care for nonservice-connected disorders. The Reagan administration has sharpened the debate recently by attempting to impose a means test on veterans over sixty-five who are seeking such care. But the controversy focuses on the wrong issue. Society has a moral obligation to provide adequate health care to all citizens but has no special obligation to care for nonservice-connected health problems of veterans.
联邦政府有一项普遍无可争议的义务，即为退伍军人提供因服役期间患上的疾病或残疾所需的医疗保健。然而，对于政府为与服役无关的病症提供护理的义务，争议颇大。里根政府最近试图对寻求此类护理的65岁以上退伍军人实施经济状况调查，从而加剧了这场辩论。但争议聚焦在了错误的问题上。社会有道德义务为所有公民提供足够的医疗保健，但没有特别义务去照料退伍军人与服役无关的健康问题。
