VA, Medicare and opioid abuse
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Half of veterans who are enrolled in Department of Veterans Affairs health care also are signed up with Medicare Part D. What that means is they can get their ... Continue Reading →
Women veterans get expanded call center
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The Department of Veterans Affairs has added another way for women veterans to get information about benefits and health care. Besides calling or chatting, those ... Continue Reading →
Find veterans’ mental health care 24/7
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The Department of Veterans Affairs is serious about providing mental health care for veterans, especially in light of the ongoing, unchanging statistics for veteran ... Continue Reading →
Vets left to suffer when nurses steal painkillers
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A registered nurse at a Department of Veterans Affairs medical center took vials of liquid morphine and other opioids from locked medical carts, painkillers that ... Continue Reading →
Taking a veteran’s name
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Why is it some people have such a sense of entitlement that they think it’s OK to steal from veterans? Worse, why is it that the crooks think they’re ... Continue Reading →
A flu shot could save your life
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Some of us just don’t want to get a flu shot every year. It’s too much trouble to get an appointment, or we just don’t like needles or ... Continue Reading →
Stand Down events help homeless veterans
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As the weather warms up, the 2019 Stand Downs get underway. Stand Downs are events for homeless veterans held over one to three days, usually at Department of ... Continue Reading →
VA releases ratings on 101 nursing homes
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For the first time, the Department of Veterans Affairs has released health care inspection reports for 101 of its Community Living Centers, formerly known as nursing ... Continue Reading →
Purple Heart Vets will get new benefits
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Purple Heart recipients will start receiving one additional benefit in April – priority processing for initial disability claims.
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Task force will address veteran suicide
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President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to create a task force to address veteran suicide. He’s bringing out the big guns: the secretaries for ... Continue Reading →
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