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Tricare reform on Congress’ planner in 2016
By the end of 2016, the military health system may look completely different than it does now. Or it may resemble the current structure with tweaks hardly noticeable to military patients.
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Psych groups offer historical perspective of war trauma
Two national psychology organizations are planning to offer online courses on war-related trauma for psychiatrists, psychologists and social workers who treat military personnel and veterans.
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VA to change disability claims rules for Camp Lejeune veterans
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced Thursday it has determined that eight medical conditions are linked to having served at Camp Lejeune, N.C.
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Combat-related lung diseases lack diagnosis guidelines, researchers say
Although thousands of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans report having respiratory issues that affect their quality of life, few troops or doctors know enough about deployment-related lung diseases to seek care or diagnose a problem.
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Veterans have 9/11-linked diseases, advocacy groups say
Burn Pits 360 says that chemicals released during the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks are the same as those as those encountered by troops exposed to burn pits and other environmental toxins in the Middle East.
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Groups demand information on Camp Lejeune disability claims
But since a third-party review program was introduced in 2012, claim approvals have dropped from 25 percent to 8 percent,.
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Bush to hold brain injury forum prior to Invictus Games
Former President George W. Bush will host a symposium on traumatic brain injury and combat-related mental health conditions just before the Invictus Games sports competition scheduled for May in Orlando, Florida.
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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 reform on Congress’ planner in 2016
By the end of 2016, the military health system may look completely different than it does now. Or it may resemble the current structure with tweaks hardly noticeable to military patients.
-
Psych groups offer historical perspective of war trauma
Two national psychology organizations are planning to offer online courses on war-related trauma for psychiatrists, psychologists and social workers who treat military personnel and veterans.
-
VA to change disability claims rules for Camp Lejeune veterans
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced Thursday it has determined that eight medical conditions are linked to having served at Camp Lejeune, N.C.
-
Combat-related lung diseases lack diagnosis guidelines, researchers say
Although thousands of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans report having respiratory issues that affect their quality of life, few troops or doctors know enough about deployment-related lung diseases to seek care or diagnose a problem.
-
Veterans have 9/11-linked diseases, advocacy groups say
Burn Pits 360 says that chemicals released during the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks are the same as those as those encountered by troops exposed to burn pits and other environmental toxins in the Middle East.
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Groups demand information on Camp Lejeune disability claims
But since a third-party review program was introduced in 2012, claim approvals have dropped from 25 percent to 8 percent,.
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Bush to hold brain injury forum prior to Invictus Games
Former President George W. Bush will host a symposium on traumatic brain injury and combat-related mental health conditions just before the Invictus Games sports competition scheduled for May in Orlando, Florida.
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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 reform on Congress’ planner in 2016
By the end of 2016, the military health system may look completely different than it does now. Or it may resemble the current structure with tweaks hardly noticeable to military patients.
-
Psych groups offer historical perspective of war trauma
Two national psychology organizations are planning to offer online courses on war-related trauma for psychiatrists, psychologists and social workers who treat military personnel and veterans.
-
VA to change disability claims rules for Camp Lejeune veterans
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced Thursday it has determined that eight medical conditions are linked to having served at Camp Lejeune, N.C.
-
Combat-related lung diseases lack diagnosis guidelines, researchers say
Although thousands of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans report having respiratory issues that affect their quality of life, few troops or doctors know enough about deployment-related lung diseases to seek care or diagnose a problem.
-
Veterans have 9/11-linked diseases, advocacy groups say
Burn Pits 360 says that chemicals released during the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks are the same as those as those encountered by troops exposed to burn pits and other environmental toxins in the Middle East.
-
Groups demand information on Camp Lejeune disability claims
But since a third-party review program was introduced in 2012, claim approvals have dropped from 25 percent to 8 percent,.
-
Bush to hold brain injury forum prior to Invictus Games
Former President George W. Bush will host a symposium on traumatic brain injury and combat-related mental health conditions just before the Invictus Games sports competition scheduled for May in Orlando, Florida.
-
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.
