[AnthonyMouse]

> That's also talking about the average.

It's worse than that. The VA can't be compared to the average insurer because all of their patients are people who could at some point in their adult life satisfy the military's physical fitness requirements, which is not the case for the population at large.

[Thadawan]

It could be argued that the veteran population had a higher likelihood of exposure to dangerous chemicals (agent orange, burn pits), higher rates of mental illness-triggering situations (leading to their own homeless, PTSD, and drug addiction epidemic), and physical wounds from shrapnel IED’s and gunfire.

[cyberax]

> all of their patients are people who could at some point in their adult life satisfy the military's physical fitness requirements

TriCare covers military spouses and children.