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Medical readiness, access are top health reform priorities, advocates say
Any overhaul of the military health system must preserve U.S. forces’ ability to treat combat casualties and improve access to care, advocacy groups told members of Congress on Thursday.
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VA health consolidation plan faces skeptical senators
Lawmakers and veterans groups raised concerns Wednesday over the Veterans Affairs Department’s ability to implement a consolidation plan for its community care programs, citing past failures andcurrent failures by the department to execute initiative
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HASC panel to focus on military health care
The House Armed Services Committee’s personnel panel will fire the opening salvo in a yearlong effort to reform military healthcare on Thursday with a hearing on the state of the current system.
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Tricare to change autism therapy reimbursement rates
Tricare is changing its autism therapy reimbursement rates to better align them with commercial insurance rates and Medicaid, Defense Department officials said Tuesday.
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VA Choice program expands eligibility
The Veterans Affairs Department has announced new eligibility criteria for the Veterans Choice Program that should allow more veterans to access private health services closer to home.
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Credit for medics: Which colleges are giving it a shot
Hundreds of student veterans are working their way through accelerated programs for corpsmen or medics to become registered nurses.
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Higher drug co-pays among new military health care changes
While Congress is promising sweeping military health reform next year, it still made several tweaks to military medical policy in the 2016 defense bill signed into law Wednesday.
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VA updates list of Navy ships presumptive for Agent Orange exposure
The Department of Veterans Affairs has expanded its list of Navy ships whose crews may be eligible for disability compensation as a result of exposure to the toxic defoliant Agent Orange during the Vietnam War.
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MOAA looking for feedback on Tricare
If you’re a Tricare beneficiary with an opinion on your military health benefits, the Military Officers Association of America wants to hear from you.
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DoD, VA showcase software for viewing medical records
Stinging from criticism that officials have wasted millions of dollars by failing to develop an interoperable electronic health records system, the Defense and Veterans Affairs departments launched an aggressive public relations campaign.
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Medical readiness, access are top health reform priorities, advocates say
Any overhaul of the military health system must preserve U.S. forces’ ability to treat combat casualties and improve access to care, advocacy groups told members of Congress on Thursday.
-
VA health consolidation plan faces skeptical senators
Lawmakers and veterans groups raised concerns Wednesday over the Veterans Affairs Department’s ability to implement a consolidation plan for its community care programs, citing past failures andcurrent failures by the department to execute initiative
-
HASC panel to focus on military health care
The House Armed Services Committee’s personnel panel will fire the opening salvo in a yearlong effort to reform military healthcare on Thursday with a hearing on the state of the current system.
-
Tricare to change autism therapy reimbursement rates
Tricare is changing its autism therapy reimbursement rates to better align them with commercial insurance rates and Medicaid, Defense Department officials said Tuesday.
-
VA Choice program expands eligibility
The Veterans Affairs Department has announced new eligibility criteria for the Veterans Choice Program that should allow more veterans to access private health services closer to home.
-
Credit for medics: Which colleges are giving it a shot
Hundreds of student veterans are working their way through accelerated programs for corpsmen or medics to become registered nurses.
-
Higher drug co-pays among new military health care changes
While Congress is promising sweeping military health reform next year, it still made several tweaks to military medical policy in the 2016 defense bill signed into law Wednesday.
-
VA updates list of Navy ships presumptive for Agent Orange exposure
The Department of Veterans Affairs has expanded its list of Navy ships whose crews may be eligible for disability compensation as a result of exposure to the toxic defoliant Agent Orange during the Vietnam War.
-
MOAA looking for feedback on Tricare
If you’re a Tricare beneficiary with an opinion on your military health benefits, the Military Officers Association of America wants to hear from you.
-
DoD, VA showcase software for viewing medical records
Stinging from criticism that officials have wasted millions of dollars by failing to develop an interoperable electronic health records system, the Defense and Veterans Affairs departments launched an aggressive public relations campaign.
-
Medical readiness, access are top health reform priorities, advocates say
Any overhaul of the military health system must preserve U.S. forces’ ability to treat combat casualties and improve access to care, advocacy groups told members of Congress on Thursday.
-
VA health consolidation plan faces skeptical senators
Lawmakers and veterans groups raised concerns Wednesday over the Veterans Affairs Department’s ability to implement a consolidation plan for its community care programs, citing past failures andcurrent failures by the department to execute initiative
-
HASC panel to focus on military health care
The House Armed Services Committee’s personnel panel will fire the opening salvo in a yearlong effort to reform military healthcare on Thursday with a hearing on the state of the current system.
-
Tricare to change autism therapy reimbursement rates
Tricare is changing its autism therapy reimbursement rates to better align them with commercial insurance rates and Medicaid, Defense Department officials said Tuesday.
-
VA Choice program expands eligibility
The Veterans Affairs Department has announced new eligibility criteria for the Veterans Choice Program that should allow more veterans to access private health services closer to home.
-
Credit for medics: Which colleges are giving it a shot
Hundreds of student veterans are working their way through accelerated programs for corpsmen or medics to become registered nurses.
-
Higher drug co-pays among new military health care changes
While Congress is promising sweeping military health reform next year, it still made several tweaks to military medical policy in the 2016 defense bill signed into law Wednesday.
-
VA updates list of Navy ships presumptive for Agent Orange exposure
The Department of Veterans Affairs has expanded its list of Navy ships whose crews may be eligible for disability compensation as a result of exposure to the toxic defoliant Agent Orange during the Vietnam War.
-
MOAA looking for feedback on Tricare
If you’re a Tricare beneficiary with an opinion on your military health benefits, the Military Officers Association of America wants to hear from you.
-
DoD, VA showcase software for viewing medical records
Stinging from criticism that officials have wasted millions of dollars by failing to develop an interoperable electronic health records system, the Defense and Veterans Affairs departments launched an aggressive public relations campaign.



