BACKGROUND ON WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER: The Washington Post featured a series of articles in February revealing substandard conditions and a confusing bureaucracy for troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan at an outpatient facility at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.  The series documented a variety of problems at "Building 18," a one-time motel converted to a long-term outpatient dormitory at the Washington hospital. The newspaper found troops who lost limbs and suffered traumatic brain injuries or post-traumatic stress were quartered for months in moldy and rodent-infested rooms with inadequate follow-up care.  (To read feedback on the issue from military bloggers and others, go to michellemalkin.com.)

1.  What is the main idea of Mr. Jeffrey's commentary?

2.  What warning does Mr. Jeffrey make about government health care?

3.  Ask a parent or other adult relative to read this commentary and answer the following questions:

• What is government health care?
• Do you agree with Mr. Jeffrey's assertion about government health care? Please explain your answer.  

4.  After reading the commentary and writing the response to question #3, what do you think about government health care?