The VA does more than just over medical care to needy veterans. They help direct support services for veterans who need counseling, housing, etc. 

This is just another way for the GOP-puppet master, Cato Institute, to take away yet again from middle and lower income America. It's disgraceful. 

I suspect the bigger issue is that Big Pharma is mad that the VA is allowed to bargain for lower drug prices, and they want their bigger profits back. The Cato Institute is only concerned about corporate profits and privatizing VA medical benefits means that the public or veterans will pay the full retail price of drugs and we'll be fleeced yet again.