How 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
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VA 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
Read more‘They Deserve It’: In Foster Homes, Veterans Are Cared For Like Family
(By Patricia Kime for Kaiser Health News) Ralph Stepney’s home on a quiet street in north Baltimore has a welcoming
Read moreThe VA Mission Act wins approval
The VA Mission Act, which won approval from both the House and Senate, is a $52 billion reform bill that
Read moreArmy ‘Leans In’ To Protect A Shooter’s Brain From Blast Injury
(By Jon Hamilton for NPR) For the first time, the U.S. military is speaking publicly about what it’s doing to
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