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Eileen Cook December 19, 2025December 19, 2025 Veterans, Veterans Health care

Use your phone for check-in, travel claims

(Source – news.va.gov) VA offers many ways to manage your careDid you know that you can check-in for your appointments

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Eileen Cook December 18, 2025December 18, 2025 Home-based care, Veterans, Veterans Health care

Home-based heart care helps Veteran

(Source – news.va.gov) Find a new lease on lifeFor Army Veteran George Dale, recovery has been a long flight, but

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Eileen Cook December 18, 2025December 18, 2025 Concierge Physician Care, Direct Primary Care, Fee-based Primary Care, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance

Fee-based primary care on the rise: 4 notes

(By: Ella Jeffries for Becker’s Hospital Review) Concierge and direct primary care models are rapidly reshaping the U.S. primary care

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Eileen Cook December 18, 2025December 18, 2025 ACA, Catastrophic Plan, Employer Health Insurance, Health Insurance, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Indemnity plan, Short-term plans

Worried About Health Insurance Costs? There May Be Cheaper Options — But With Trade-Offs

(By Julie Appleby for KFF Health News) For the millions of Americans who buy Affordable Care Act insurance, there’s still

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Eileen Cook December 17, 2025December 17, 2025 CMS, Medical Identity Fraud, medicare, Medicare Scam Calls, Older Adults

Here’s what to know about the Medicare scam call

Robocalls are automated phone calls that deliver a recorded message instead of a live person. While some robocalls are legitimate,

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Eileen Cook December 17, 2025December 17, 2025 Veterans, Veterans Health care

Preventing falls

(Source – news.va.gov) An unexpected fall can lead to a lot of challenges   When Navy Veteran Maxwell Bennett, 79,

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Eileen Cook December 17, 2025December 17, 2025 ACA, ACA Subsidies, congress, Healthcare Finance

House GOP won’t call vote on ACA subsidy extension

(By: Andrew Cass for Becker’s Hospital Review) House Speaker Mike Johnson said he won’t call a vote to extend the

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Eileen Cook December 16, 2025 VA Medical Foster Home Program, Veterans, Veterans Health care

Medical Foster Homes for Veterans

(Source – news.va.gov) Trained caregiver provides care and servicesFor Martha Leon, opening her home to Veterans is not just a

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Eileen Cook December 16, 2025December 16, 2025 Health Insurance, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Uninsured

Americans’ Challenges with Health Care Costs

(Authors: Grace Sparks, Lunna Lopes, Alex Montero, Marley Presiado, and Liz Hamel for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Dec 11,

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Veterans Benefits
Eileen Cook December 16, 2025December 16, 2025 Veterans, Veterans Health care

VA to reorganize Veterans Health Administration management

(By: Kristin Kuchno for Becker’s Hospital Review) The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs plans to reorganize the management structure of

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