Mission: Taking charge of your life and health
(Source – news.va.gov) You answered the call and fulfilled your mission. Now it’s time to look at what matters most
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Medicare Advantage outperforms traditional with diabetes outcomes, study finds
(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare Advantage patients may receive high-quality and more effective diabetes care compared to
Read MoreXB what? BQ huh? Do you need to keep up with Omicron’s ever-expanding offspring?
(By Helen Branswell for STAT) It’s like clockwork now. Every few months, we’re warned that the Omicron variant of the
Read MoreMillions of Uninsured People Can Get Free ACA Plans
(By Jared Ortaliza, Justin Lo, Gary Claxton, Krutika Amin, and Cynthia Cox Follow for Kaiser Family Foundation published on Jan
Read MoreHow you can help prevent Veteran suicide in 2023
(Source – news.va.gov) Last fall, I shared some good news: VA’s latest data showed meaningful downward trends in Veteran suicide
Read MoreScientists are finding increasing evidence for a link between air pollution and neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s
(By Lauren Gravitz for STAT) The air in Mexico City was once so toxic that people watched as dead birds
Read MoreThe Decision of Where to Seek Care Is Complicated by the Multitude of Options
(By Sam Whitehead for Kaiser Health News) One evening in February 2017, Sarah Dudley’s husband, Joseph, started to feel sick.
Read More50 things to know about Medicare Advantage
(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Before 2006, Medicare Advantage in its current form didn’t exist. Now, the public-private
Read MoreA ‘medical cost-sharing’ plan left this minister to pay most of his $160,000 bill
(By Bram Sable-Smith for NPR) Kareen King calls it “the ultimate paradox”: The hospital that saved her husband Jeff’s heart
Read MoreA can or a truck load, no food donation too small
(Source – news.va.gov) When it comes to helping food insecure Veterans in need, no food donation is too small. At
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