To Treat Pain, PTSD And Other Ills, Some Vets Try Tai Chi
(By Blake Farmer for NPR) Every week in Murfreesboro, Tenn., Zibin Guo guides veterans in wheelchairs through slow-motion tai chi
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Veterans Benefits
California Joins States That Would Evict Veterans Who Seek Aid-In-Dying Option
(By JoNel Aleccia for Kaiser Health News) California voters passed a law two years ago that allows terminally ill people
Read MoreCMS and VA team up to prevent healthcare fraud
Since 2007, the Medicare Fraud Strike Force has charged more than 3,500 individuals with allegations of defrauding Medicare of $12.5
Read MoreVA Clears The Air On Talking To Patients About Marijuana Use
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) “Don’t ask, don’t tell” is how many veterans have approached health care conversations
Read MoreOregon VA hospital allegedly turned patients away to increase quality rating: 6 things to know
(By Megan Knowles for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Roseburg (Ore.) Veterans Administration Medical Center allegedly attempted to limit the patients
Read MoreVA is using acupuncture to curb the use of opioid painkillers
Doctors at Baltimore’s VA Medicare Center has started offering a version of acupuncture to treat some veterans’ chronic pain. The
Read MoreVA spent $1.1B over 6 years on an EHR it’s trying to replace
(By Julie Spitzer for Becker’s Hospital Review) Between fiscal years 2011 and 2016, the Department of Veterans Affairs funneled more
Read MoreVA failed to report eight potentially dangerous doctors
The Government Accountability Office found five medical centers within the Department of Veterans Affairs failed to report potentially dangerous doctors
Read MoreBroadening the role of Private Sector Healthcare in Providing care for Veterans
David Shulkin, Veterans Affairs secretary, has been quoted saying in a Wall Street Journal report, “The direction I’m taking this
Read MoreChanges Coming to TRICARE Effective January 1, 2018
According to Federal News Radio, the Defense Department has issued new rules making significant changes to the health insurance system
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