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Persian Gulf veterans still fighting for proper health care 25 years after war
Persian Gulf War veterans still can’t get accurate diagnoses or care at the VA, according to veterans advocates.
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VA says suicide hotline improvements were in the works
VA deputy secretary says improvements were underway at suicide hotline before critical report was released.
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Calls to veterans suicide hotline went to voicemail, report says
At least 23 veterans or family members who called the Veterans Crisis Line for help in fiscal 2014 were transferred to a voice mail system and their calls never returned, according to a report released Thursday by the Veterans Affairs Inspector Gener
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With exoskeletons, paralyzed troops walk again
The week before Joshua Burch’s promotion to corporal, no one dreamed the Marine would be able to stand during it, let alone walk.
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Tricare Help: Why can’t I get Tricare to pay VA co-payments?
Q. I am a retiree with more than 31 years of service, but when I go to the VA, I have to pay a co-payment. They cannot accept payment from Medicare or Tricare for Life, and no one seems to know why. Can you please explain?
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Veterans Choice program hurting some vets’ credit scores
The Veterans Affairs Department is not promptly reimbursing physicians in the Veterans Choice program, forcing doctors to bill the patients, who often can’t pay.
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Panel to VA: Stop studying causes of Gulf War illnesses, focus on treatment
A scientific panel has concluded that the Veterans Affairs Department should stop searching for a link between environmental exposures in the 1991 Persian Gulf War and veterans’ illnesses, and instead focus on monitoring and treating those who have h
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Military hospitals fill unique roles, commanders tell lawmakers
Wholesale changes to military health care could destroy a system that achieved a 98 percent survival rate for hospitalized troops in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, military hospital commanders told members of Congress on Wednesday.
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Zika virus: Pentagon will relocate at-risk family members
Pregnant family members of active-duty personnel and civilian Defense Department employees assigned to areas affected by the Zika virus will be offered voluntary relocation, a Defense Department official said Monday.
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Tricare Help: Why no insurance cards?
Q. Why doesn’t Tricare have insurance cards?It would be far simpler than showing a military ID card to hospitals and providers, many of whom have no idea what Tricare is.
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Persian Gulf veterans still fighting for proper health care 25 years after war
Persian Gulf War veterans still can’t get accurate diagnoses or care at the VA, according to veterans advocates.
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VA says suicide hotline improvements were in the works
VA deputy secretary says improvements were underway at suicide hotline before critical report was released.
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Calls to veterans suicide hotline went to voicemail, report says
At least 23 veterans or family members who called the Veterans Crisis Line for help in fiscal 2014 were transferred to a voice mail system and their calls never returned, according to a report released Thursday by the Veterans Affairs Inspector Gener
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With exoskeletons, paralyzed troops walk again
The week before Joshua Burch’s promotion to corporal, no one dreamed the Marine would be able to stand during it, let alone walk.
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Tricare Help: Why can’t I get Tricare to pay VA co-payments?
Q. I am a retiree with more than 31 years of service, but when I go to the VA, I have to pay a co-payment. They cannot accept payment from Medicare or Tricare for Life, and no one seems to know why. Can you please explain?
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Veterans Choice program hurting some vets’ credit scores
The Veterans Affairs Department is not promptly reimbursing physicians in the Veterans Choice program, forcing doctors to bill the patients, who often can’t pay.
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Panel to VA: Stop studying causes of Gulf War illnesses, focus on treatment
A scientific panel has concluded that the Veterans Affairs Department should stop searching for a link between environmental exposures in the 1991 Persian Gulf War and veterans’ illnesses, and instead focus on monitoring and treating those who have h
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Military hospitals fill unique roles, commanders tell lawmakers
Wholesale changes to military health care could destroy a system that achieved a 98 percent survival rate for hospitalized troops in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, military hospital commanders told members of Congress on Wednesday.
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Zika virus: Pentagon will relocate at-risk family members
Pregnant family members of active-duty personnel and civilian Defense Department employees assigned to areas affected by the Zika virus will be offered voluntary relocation, a Defense Department official said Monday.
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Tricare Help: Why no insurance cards?
Q. Why doesn’t Tricare have insurance cards?It would be far simpler than showing a military ID card to hospitals and providers, many of whom have no idea what Tricare is.
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Persian Gulf veterans still fighting for proper health care 25 years after war
Persian Gulf War veterans still can’t get accurate diagnoses or care at the VA, according to veterans advocates.
-
VA says suicide hotline improvements were in the works
VA deputy secretary says improvements were underway at suicide hotline before critical report was released.
-
Calls to veterans suicide hotline went to voicemail, report says
At least 23 veterans or family members who called the Veterans Crisis Line for help in fiscal 2014 were transferred to a voice mail system and their calls never returned, according to a report released Thursday by the Veterans Affairs Inspector Gener
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With exoskeletons, paralyzed troops walk again
The week before Joshua Burch’s promotion to corporal, no one dreamed the Marine would be able to stand during it, let alone walk.
-
Tricare Help: Why can’t I get Tricare to pay VA co-payments?
Q. I am a retiree with more than 31 years of service, but when I go to the VA, I have to pay a co-payment. They cannot accept payment from Medicare or Tricare for Life, and no one seems to know why. Can you please explain?
-
Veterans Choice program hurting some vets’ credit scores
The Veterans Affairs Department is not promptly reimbursing physicians in the Veterans Choice program, forcing doctors to bill the patients, who often can’t pay.
-
Panel to VA: Stop studying causes of Gulf War illnesses, focus on treatment
A scientific panel has concluded that the Veterans Affairs Department should stop searching for a link between environmental exposures in the 1991 Persian Gulf War and veterans’ illnesses, and instead focus on monitoring and treating those who have h
-
Military hospitals fill unique roles, commanders tell lawmakers
Wholesale changes to military health care could destroy a system that achieved a 98 percent survival rate for hospitalized troops in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, military hospital commanders told members of Congress on Wednesday.
-
Zika virus: Pentagon will relocate at-risk family members
Pregnant family members of active-duty personnel and civilian Defense Department employees assigned to areas affected by the Zika virus will be offered voluntary relocation, a Defense Department official said Monday.
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Tricare Help: Why no insurance cards?
Q. Why doesn’t Tricare have insurance cards?It would be far simpler than showing a military ID card to hospitals and providers, many of whom have no idea what Tricare is.
