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Pharmacies push pricier drugs to Tricare users
Compound pharmacy marketers have been cold-calling military families and retirees to persuade them to apply for specialty prescriptions.
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Study: Former troops at high risk for suicide
A massive study of post-9/11 service members show that troops at the highest risk for suicide are those who serve less than a full enlistment and, in particular, those who leave after less than a year — personnel whose discharges may be related to mental health issues but normally are ineligible for Veterans Affairs Department…
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Military medical students get combat preview
Military medical school students take to the field to learn leadership, teamwork
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VA pharmacist: Bosses said not to drug-test patients
VA pharmacists were discouraged from testing patients for drug use for fear of what prescribing physicians might learn.
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Study: No link between combat deployment and suicides
A large study of nearly 4 million U.S. service members and veterans found that deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan is not associated with an increased risk of suicide.
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Amendment on Veterans Choice rule passes Senate
The Senate passed an amendment offered by Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., that would let veterans who live within 40 miles of a VA clinic with limited medical services to be eligible for Veterans Choice.
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VA says drug prescription programs are saving lives
The VA’s Naloxone Distribution program provides emergency kits containing the antidote naloxone to veterans who take high doses of opiates or use multiple medications to manage pain.
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Proposal to privatize Tricare splits advocacy groups
Military, veterans service organizations differ on proposed Tricare Choice plan
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Top military doctors: Our health system works
The services’ medical chiefs ask Congress to support staying the course on military health transformation
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VA seeks new law to change Veterans Choice rules
The Veterans Affairs Department has asked for new legislation that would let it pay for private health care for veterans who live near a VA clinic but can’t get the treatment they need because it’s not offered at that location.
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Pharmacies push pricier drugs to Tricare users
Compound pharmacy marketers have been cold-calling military families and retirees to persuade them to apply for specialty prescriptions.
-
Study: Former troops at high risk for suicide
A massive study of post-9/11 service members show that troops at the highest risk for suicide are those who serve less than a full enlistment and, in particular, those who leave after less than a year — personnel whose discharges may be related to mental health issues but normally are ineligible for Veterans Affairs Department…
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Military medical students get combat preview
Military medical school students take to the field to learn leadership, teamwork
-
VA pharmacist: Bosses said not to drug-test patients
VA pharmacists were discouraged from testing patients for drug use for fear of what prescribing physicians might learn.
-
Study: No link between combat deployment and suicides
A large study of nearly 4 million U.S. service members and veterans found that deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan is not associated with an increased risk of suicide.
-
Amendment on Veterans Choice rule passes Senate
The Senate passed an amendment offered by Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., that would let veterans who live within 40 miles of a VA clinic with limited medical services to be eligible for Veterans Choice.
-
VA says drug prescription programs are saving lives
The VA’s Naloxone Distribution program provides emergency kits containing the antidote naloxone to veterans who take high doses of opiates or use multiple medications to manage pain.
-
Proposal to privatize Tricare splits advocacy groups
Military, veterans service organizations differ on proposed Tricare Choice plan
-
Top military doctors: Our health system works
The services’ medical chiefs ask Congress to support staying the course on military health transformation
-
VA seeks new law to change Veterans Choice rules
The Veterans Affairs Department has asked for new legislation that would let it pay for private health care for veterans who live near a VA clinic but can’t get the treatment they need because it’s not offered at that location.
-
Pharmacies push pricier drugs to Tricare users
Compound pharmacy marketers have been cold-calling military families and retirees to persuade them to apply for specialty prescriptions.
-
Study: Former troops at high risk for suicide
A massive study of post-9/11 service members show that troops at the highest risk for suicide are those who serve less than a full enlistment and, in particular, those who leave after less than a year — personnel whose discharges may be related to mental health issues but normally are ineligible for Veterans Affairs Department…
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Military medical students get combat preview
Military medical school students take to the field to learn leadership, teamwork
-
VA pharmacist: Bosses said not to drug-test patients
VA pharmacists were discouraged from testing patients for drug use for fear of what prescribing physicians might learn.
-
Study: No link between combat deployment and suicides
A large study of nearly 4 million U.S. service members and veterans found that deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan is not associated with an increased risk of suicide.
-
Amendment on Veterans Choice rule passes Senate
The Senate passed an amendment offered by Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., that would let veterans who live within 40 miles of a VA clinic with limited medical services to be eligible for Veterans Choice.
-
VA says drug prescription programs are saving lives
The VA’s Naloxone Distribution program provides emergency kits containing the antidote naloxone to veterans who take high doses of opiates or use multiple medications to manage pain.
-
Proposal to privatize Tricare splits advocacy groups
Military, veterans service organizations differ on proposed Tricare Choice plan
-
Top military doctors: Our health system works
The services’ medical chiefs ask Congress to support staying the course on military health transformation
-
VA seeks new law to change Veterans Choice rules
The Veterans Affairs Department has asked for new legislation that would let it pay for private health care for veterans who live near a VA clinic but can’t get the treatment they need because it’s not offered at that location.












