Phyllis Hardin's New Book "The Dead American Dream: The Hidden Face of Military Non-Combat Healthcare" is a Scathing Indictment of the US Military Healthcare System
Recent release "The Dead American Dream: The Hidden Face of Military Non-Combat Healthcare 1981-2013, Master Sergeant William Cornett" from Page Publishing author Phyllis Hardin is an anguished account of one mother's tragic experience with military medical care and the antiquated infrastructure that permits substandard care for the brave servicemembers who devote their lives to protecting America's interests at home and abroad.
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo., April 3, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Phyllis Hardin, a mother, grandmother, and registered nurse who has spent over twenty years caring for America's heroes, and founder of Stop Military Medical Negligence (SMMN), a nonprofit organization dedicated to shedding light on the state of noncombat military medical care, has completed her book "The Dead American Dream: The Hidden Face of Military Non-Combat Healthcare 1981-2013, Master Sergeant William Cornett": an alarming exposé of the system providing inadequate and often negligent care to US soldiers worldwide.
Master Sergeant William Cornett (United States Air Force) became yet another countless victim of the Department of Defense (DoD) noncombat health care system in the fall of 2013. His death was the direct result of unqualified people practicing medicine. Upon entering his provider's names through the National Provider Identifier (NPI) registry, it was noticed the individuals that signed their credentials as doctors were actually licensed as a student and a general practice dentist.
In the twenty-first century, the DoD is abusing the casualty provisions put in place by President Abraham Lincoln to "care for him who shall have borne the battle, his widow, and orphan" to justify the most egregious medical disabilities and deaths of active duty service personnel and their families (Lincoln 1865). Military health care as currently provided by the DoD is driven by the Feres Doctrine, an antiquated law dating back to 1950. This law guarantees three items, including (1) the destruction of the integrity of military service families, (2) the inability of the military to be at its very best when defending the national and international interests of the United States, and (3) the continued abuse of casualty provisions with no accountability for this agency as it polices itself.
It is long overdue to bring the DoD noncombat health care system into the twenty-first century. This includes ensuring all noncombat health care is administered by board-certified medical providers practicing within the scope of their practice and following the same Evidence-Based Practice standards as their civilian counterparts. Although this type of health care is already mandated by the DOD Manual 6025.13, the standards are not being followed.
Bringing the DoD health care system into the twenty-first century and amending the Feres Doctrine to apply only to combat health care is necessary (1) to protect the integrity of military service families, (2) to ensure the military will be at its best when defending the interests of this great nation, and (3) to provide a checks and balances system with accountability and oversight for an agency that is failing those that signed to defend our cherished freedoms.
Published by New York City-based Page Publishing, Phyllis Hardin's book is a courageous analysis of the US military healthcare system with the clear-eyed perspective of a career medical professional and the heartbreaking anguish of a grieving mother.
Readers who wish to experience this eye-opening work can purchase "The Dead American Dream: The Hidden Face of Military Non-Combat Healthcare 1981-2013, Master Sergeant William Cornett" at bookstores everywhere, or online at the Apple iTunes store, Amazon, Google Play, or Barnes and Noble.
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