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Obama suggested requiring veterans with service-related injuries and illnesses to use their private medical insurance to help cover the cost of their care. He said that his plan would save $540 million. The plan was dropped, though, due to public outcry and the opposition of veterans' groups.

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Q: Did President Obama say that veterans should pay their own medical expenses for war injuries?
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