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Fertility clinics to offer discounts to wounded veterans
Many of the nation’s fertility clinics plan to offer discounts on in-vitro fertilization services to veterans with service-related injuries, the American Society of Reproductive Medicine and the Society for Assisted Reproduction Teannounced Wednesday
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VA sends to Congress plan for consolidating private care programs
The Veterans Affairs Department hopes to consolidate its programs that administer private health care to veterans with the goal of improving veterans’ access to treatment and broadening their choices for health services.
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House lawmakers: VA health streamlining system of care
The Veterans Affairs Department is positioning itself to create a health care system designed to improve care for service-connected conditions and prepare for the bolus of veterans who will need care as Iraq and Afghanistan vets age, House Veterans A
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Deployment environmental reports not in military health records
For more than three years, the military services have been allowed to ignore a Defense Department order requiring the inclusion of environmental assessments of combat environments in troops’ medical records.
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Tricare Young Adult premiums to rise sharply in 2016
Health care premiums for the adult children of military personnel and retirees will increase next year by 26 percent to 47 percent, depending on the type of coverage, Tricare officials announced Wednesday.
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Report: Vets still struggle to get mental health care at VA
Eighteen months after the Veterans Affairs scandal broke over appointment wait times, the department continues to struggle to manage patient appointments, at least in mental health care, where some veterans have waited up to nine months for evaluations.
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Pentagon, VA health records systems still far from interoperable
The Pentagon and VA have made progress in creating an interoperable electronic health records system but the approach the departments have taken means achieving full compatibility will be an “ongoing concern for years to come,” a Government Accountab
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Drug shortages hit Tricare
Tricare is experiencing drug shortages that are an increasing problem across the industry.
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Bio-engineering skin to treat severe burns
New Army research holds promise for treating burn patients, including those with severe, life-threatening wounds.
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Resilience, risk management play big role in military suicide prevention
To reduce the number of troops dying by suicide, the services must help them recognize risk factors and signs while also boosting resilience and mental strength, service officials say.
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Fertility clinics to offer discounts to wounded veterans
Many of the nation’s fertility clinics plan to offer discounts on in-vitro fertilization services to veterans with service-related injuries, the American Society of Reproductive Medicine and the Society for Assisted Reproduction Teannounced Wednesday
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VA sends to Congress plan for consolidating private care programs
The Veterans Affairs Department hopes to consolidate its programs that administer private health care to veterans with the goal of improving veterans’ access to treatment and broadening their choices for health services.
-
House lawmakers: VA health streamlining system of care
The Veterans Affairs Department is positioning itself to create a health care system designed to improve care for service-connected conditions and prepare for the bolus of veterans who will need care as Iraq and Afghanistan vets age, House Veterans A
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Deployment environmental reports not in military health records
For more than three years, the military services have been allowed to ignore a Defense Department order requiring the inclusion of environmental assessments of combat environments in troops’ medical records.
-
Tricare Young Adult premiums to rise sharply in 2016
Health care premiums for the adult children of military personnel and retirees will increase next year by 26 percent to 47 percent, depending on the type of coverage, Tricare officials announced Wednesday.
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Report: Vets still struggle to get mental health care at VA
Eighteen months after the Veterans Affairs scandal broke over appointment wait times, the department continues to struggle to manage patient appointments, at least in mental health care, where some veterans have waited up to nine months for evaluations.
-
Pentagon, VA health records systems still far from interoperable
The Pentagon and VA have made progress in creating an interoperable electronic health records system but the approach the departments have taken means achieving full compatibility will be an “ongoing concern for years to come,” a Government Accountab
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Drug shortages hit Tricare
Tricare is experiencing drug shortages that are an increasing problem across the industry.
-
Bio-engineering skin to treat severe burns
New Army research holds promise for treating burn patients, including those with severe, life-threatening wounds.
-
Resilience, risk management play big role in military suicide prevention
To reduce the number of troops dying by suicide, the services must help them recognize risk factors and signs while also boosting resilience and mental strength, service officials say.
-
Fertility clinics to offer discounts to wounded veterans
Many of the nation’s fertility clinics plan to offer discounts on in-vitro fertilization services to veterans with service-related injuries, the American Society of Reproductive Medicine and the Society for Assisted Reproduction Teannounced Wednesday
-
VA sends to Congress plan for consolidating private care programs
The Veterans Affairs Department hopes to consolidate its programs that administer private health care to veterans with the goal of improving veterans’ access to treatment and broadening their choices for health services.
-
House lawmakers: VA health streamlining system of care
The Veterans Affairs Department is positioning itself to create a health care system designed to improve care for service-connected conditions and prepare for the bolus of veterans who will need care as Iraq and Afghanistan vets age, House Veterans A
-
Deployment environmental reports not in military health records
For more than three years, the military services have been allowed to ignore a Defense Department order requiring the inclusion of environmental assessments of combat environments in troops’ medical records.
-
Tricare Young Adult premiums to rise sharply in 2016
Health care premiums for the adult children of military personnel and retirees will increase next year by 26 percent to 47 percent, depending on the type of coverage, Tricare officials announced Wednesday.
-
Report: Vets still struggle to get mental health care at VA
Eighteen months after the Veterans Affairs scandal broke over appointment wait times, the department continues to struggle to manage patient appointments, at least in mental health care, where some veterans have waited up to nine months for evaluations.
-
Pentagon, VA health records systems still far from interoperable
The Pentagon and VA have made progress in creating an interoperable electronic health records system but the approach the departments have taken means achieving full compatibility will be an “ongoing concern for years to come,” a Government Accountab
-
Drug shortages hit Tricare
Tricare is experiencing drug shortages that are an increasing problem across the industry.
-
Bio-engineering skin to treat severe burns
New Army research holds promise for treating burn patients, including those with severe, life-threatening wounds.
-
Resilience, risk management play big role in military suicide prevention
To reduce the number of troops dying by suicide, the services must help them recognize risk factors and signs while also boosting resilience and mental strength, service officials say.













