Taxpayers Footing Bill for Military Cosmetic Surgery?
Related: Cosmetic Surgery, Military, Money, Taxpayers
Even though there was a ban imposed five years ago, some American service members are receiving breast augmentations, tummy tucks and other elective cosmetic surgery at taxpayer expense, according to a Pentagon audit. The study found lackluster accounting practices and record-keeping at 13 military hospitals in the U.S. and overseas.
A fact sheet summarizing the findings said the hospitals couldn’t produce billing and payment records for almost 75 percent of their cosmetic surgeries, even though troops are supposed to pay for the procedures in advance.
The Pentagon declined to release the full report, citing a federal law protecting the confidentiality of “medical quality assurance records,” including the number of surgeries performed and the hospitals surveyed.
No big surprises here. Just our government at work. Spending our money on useless crap.
Last Updated on March 11th, 2010
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I know a girl that had a nose job about a year ago, at the time it sounded like bull shit, but then found out she broke her nose during training a few years back, Long Story.But their is a lot of people that need these “cosmetic surgeries at taxpayer expense” I also know a lady getting a boob job soon, being in the army two+ years takes alot from you, she is paying out of her pocket. but most of these are Practice for those Joe’s and Jane’s that are going out to war so our tax payers and all Americans, can sleep nice and sound at night, Conner Flynn all you know is half the story.