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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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Study of female veterans suicide would be required, under new legislation
The Veterans Affairs Department needs to better understand the problem of suicide among female veterans and determine how best to treat at-risk women, according to a bill passed by the House of Representatives on Tuesday.
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Health care hikes for retirees in Pentagon budget proposal
The Pentagon’s 2017 budget calls for changes to the Defense Department’s health benefit that would reorganize the current system into two Tricare programs, with cost-savings incentives for patients to choose military hospitals or pay higher fees for
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Active-duty suicides up, Guard and Reserve down in 2014
The latest report from the Pentagon on military suicides showed a slight uptick in the suicide rate among active-duty personnel in 2014 compared with the previous year but significant drops in rates for Reserve and National Guard members when compare
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VA: Veterans suicide must be a top priority
The Veterans Affairs Department is ratcheting up efforts to address the high rate of suicide among veterans, bringing in mental health experts, advocates and affected families to formulate an “action plan” in the coming month to reduce these preventa
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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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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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Study of female veterans suicide would be required, under new legislation
The Veterans Affairs Department needs to better understand the problem of suicide among female veterans and determine how best to treat at-risk women, according to a bill passed by the House of Representatives on Tuesday.
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Health care hikes for retirees in Pentagon budget proposal
The Pentagon’s 2017 budget calls for changes to the Defense Department’s health benefit that would reorganize the current system into two Tricare programs, with cost-savings incentives for patients to choose military hospitals or pay higher fees for
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Active-duty suicides up, Guard and Reserve down in 2014
The latest report from the Pentagon on military suicides showed a slight uptick in the suicide rate among active-duty personnel in 2014 compared with the previous year but significant drops in rates for Reserve and National Guard members when compare
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VA: Veterans suicide must be a top priority
The Veterans Affairs Department is ratcheting up efforts to address the high rate of suicide among veterans, bringing in mental health experts, advocates and affected families to formulate an “action plan” in the coming month to reduce these preventa
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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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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
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Study of female veterans suicide would be required, under new legislation
The Veterans Affairs Department needs to better understand the problem of suicide among female veterans and determine how best to treat at-risk women, according to a bill passed by the House of Representatives on Tuesday.
-
Health care hikes for retirees in Pentagon budget proposal
The Pentagon’s 2017 budget calls for changes to the Defense Department’s health benefit that would reorganize the current system into two Tricare programs, with cost-savings incentives for patients to choose military hospitals or pay higher fees for
-
Active-duty suicides up, Guard and Reserve down in 2014
The latest report from the Pentagon on military suicides showed a slight uptick in the suicide rate among active-duty personnel in 2014 compared with the previous year but significant drops in rates for Reserve and National Guard members when compare
-
VA: Veterans suicide must be a top priority
The Veterans Affairs Department is ratcheting up efforts to address the high rate of suicide among veterans, bringing in mental health experts, advocates and affected families to formulate an “action plan” in the coming month to reduce these preventa
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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.
