THIS is a great example of why I love Jon Stewart ~ he cuts to the chase, pulling no punches ~ ~ there are "live links" to more/corroborating information in the original ~ Sooz

Jon Stewart's 'Daily Show' Segment Leads To Huge Change For Veterans
The Huffington Post | By Ed Mazza | Posted: 03/25/2015 6:39am EDT, Updated: 03/25/2015 6:59am EDT


"The Daily Show" has just made a huge difference in the lives of veterans, helping many gain access to a program they were unfairly kept from using.

The Choice Program, which was put in place to speed access to medical care after it was revealed that some patients had been waiting months for treatment, allows veterans who live far from VA facilities to get out-of-network care closer to home.

The problem? To be eligible, you have to live 40 miles from the nearest VA facility using "as-the-crow-flies" miles.

"Because that is the least-meaningful way to judge how hard it is to get somewhere for non-crows," Stewart said on Monday night's "Daily Show" as he highlighted the struggles of some veterans to obtain the health care they needed.

The rule kept many who lived far from hospitals by roads from using the program. But on Tuesday, seemingly in response to what Stewart called his "damning piece of investigative joke-a-lism," the Department of Veterans Affairs changed the rule and will now use actual driven miles based on Google Maps rather than "as-the-crow-flies" miles.

The change in language will double the number of veterans eligible for the Choice Program.

Check it out in the clip above.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/25/jon-stewart-veterans_n_6937380.html

Don't go, Jon!!!!

Anyone already figured out what to do with oneself at weekdays 11pm EST when he leaves?
Shut up, Oskar!