Medicare and the VA working together
The Department of Veterans Affairs has reached a deal with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to monitor
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Veterans Benefits
Military Doctors In Crosshairs Of A Budget Battle
(By Jordan Rau for Kaiser Health News) The U.S. military is devising major reductions in its medical corps, unnerving the
Read MoreVA hospitals report lower death rates than non-VA facilities, USA Today finds
Megan Knowles for Becker’s Hospital Review) As of June 30, most VA hospitals reported lower death rates than non-VA facilities, according
Read MoreHow Medicare can work with VA health care
How does Medicare work with the VA health care? Not all military veterans rely on VA health care, those who
Read MoreVA is extending its telemedicine network
The Department of Veterans Affairs is extending its telemedicine network, “Anywhere to Anywhere VA Health Care”, with a series of
Read MoreConnecticut VA Opens Its Doors To ‘Bad Paper’ Veterans
(By Quil Lawrence for NPR) For an estimated 500,000 veterans, being put out of the military with an other than honorable
Read MoreAn effort to reach other-than-honorable-discharge vets in need of help
For the thousands of veterans who have other-than-honorable (OTH) discharges who also have service-related trauma, the VA last summer started
Read MoreVA Adding Opioid Antidote To Defibrillator Cabinets For Quicker Overdose Response
(By Martha Bebinger, WBUR in partnership that includes WBUR, NPR and Kaiser Health News.) It took more than 10 minutes for paramedics to
Read MoreRush University Medical Center gets record $45M pledge for veteran’s mental health program
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) Chicago-based Rush University Medical Center received the largest single donation in its history
Read MoreBattling Depression And Suicide Among Female Veterans
(By Jay Price for NPR) The suicide rate for female veterans has soared 85 percent in recent years, leading the
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