VA, Verizon partner on video telehealth services for veterans
(By Jackie Drees for Becker’s Hospital Review) Verizon announced June 27 that it will provide its customers who are veterans free access
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Veterans Benefits
Coaxing Veterans Into Treatment to Prevent Suicides
(By Christine Vestal for Stateline published by The Pew Charitable Trusts) CHARLESTON, S.C. — To Army veteran Everett Brockington, 52,
Read MoreBrain training shows promise as a treatment for veterans’ cognitive problems after TBI
(By Sharon Begley for STAT) It has been 27 years since an attack on a U.S. military convoy in the
Read MoreMedicare 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
Read MoreMilitary 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
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