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C-123 veterans still waiting for VA health care
Nearly five months after a federal advisory board concluded that Air Force reservists were exposed to Agent Orange years after their C-123 aircraft were used to spray the toxic defoliant in Vietnam, the former troops are still waiting for medical benefits from the VA.
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Birth control options may expand under defense bills
House and Senate lawmakers moving to expand contraception options available to military service members
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VA mismanagement, malpractice detailed in reports
Newly released investigations dating to 2006 reveal problems at VA facilities nationwide
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Tricare changes, new fees rejected by Senate committee
The Senate Armed Services Committee refuses Pentagon proposal to raise Tricare fees.
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New studies focus on service dogs and PTSD
A study of 100 post-9/11 veterans at Purdue University is designed to see if a dog trained to help a veteran with PTSD influences medical symptoms, social anxiety, relationships and more.
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Tricare reform for Guard, reserves being pushed
A proposal to overhaul Tricare may not be forthcoming but a pilot Tricare Choice program may be in the works
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Veterans Affairs nominee: ‘The VA needs change’
Dr. David Shulkin said the VA’s failings in the past year – appointment wait times, bloated construction costs, lack of accountability and more – and its fledgling transformation efforts have created a ripe environment for “dramatic change.”
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Helping corpsmen, medics land civilian health jobs
Medics and corpsmen who served in Iraq and Afghanistan find that state-based credentialing and licensing requirements are inconsistent and don’t necessarily take the troops’ vast experience into account.
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Tricare pharmacy pilot included in 2016 defense bill
Lawmakers are interested in learning whether establishing a “preferred” retail pharmacy network for Tricare beneficiaries to use in filling drug prescriptions — including for chronic conditions — could save the government money.
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Senator unveils bill to help vets’ caregivers
Sen. Patty Murray has introduced a bill to extend benefits to those who help injured or ill veterans of all eras — not just post-9/11, Iraq- and Afghanistan-era veterans.
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C-123 veterans still waiting for VA health care
Nearly five months after a federal advisory board concluded that Air Force reservists were exposed to Agent Orange years after their C-123 aircraft were used to spray the toxic defoliant in Vietnam, the former troops are still waiting for medical benefits from the VA.
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Birth control options may expand under defense bills
House and Senate lawmakers moving to expand contraception options available to military service members
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VA mismanagement, malpractice detailed in reports
Newly released investigations dating to 2006 reveal problems at VA facilities nationwide
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Tricare changes, new fees rejected by Senate committee
The Senate Armed Services Committee refuses Pentagon proposal to raise Tricare fees.
-
New studies focus on service dogs and PTSD
A study of 100 post-9/11 veterans at Purdue University is designed to see if a dog trained to help a veteran with PTSD influences medical symptoms, social anxiety, relationships and more.
-
Tricare reform for Guard, reserves being pushed
A proposal to overhaul Tricare may not be forthcoming but a pilot Tricare Choice program may be in the works
-
Veterans Affairs nominee: ‘The VA needs change’
Dr. David Shulkin said the VA’s failings in the past year – appointment wait times, bloated construction costs, lack of accountability and more – and its fledgling transformation efforts have created a ripe environment for “dramatic change.”
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Helping corpsmen, medics land civilian health jobs
Medics and corpsmen who served in Iraq and Afghanistan find that state-based credentialing and licensing requirements are inconsistent and don’t necessarily take the troops’ vast experience into account.
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Tricare pharmacy pilot included in 2016 defense bill
Lawmakers are interested in learning whether establishing a “preferred” retail pharmacy network for Tricare beneficiaries to use in filling drug prescriptions — including for chronic conditions — could save the government money.
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Senator unveils bill to help vets’ caregivers
Sen. Patty Murray has introduced a bill to extend benefits to those who help injured or ill veterans of all eras — not just post-9/11, Iraq- and Afghanistan-era veterans.
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C-123 veterans still waiting for VA health care
Nearly five months after a federal advisory board concluded that Air Force reservists were exposed to Agent Orange years after their C-123 aircraft were used to spray the toxic defoliant in Vietnam, the former troops are still waiting for medical benefits from the VA.
-
Birth control options may expand under defense bills
House and Senate lawmakers moving to expand contraception options available to military service members
-
VA mismanagement, malpractice detailed in reports
Newly released investigations dating to 2006 reveal problems at VA facilities nationwide
-
Tricare changes, new fees rejected by Senate committee
The Senate Armed Services Committee refuses Pentagon proposal to raise Tricare fees.
-
New studies focus on service dogs and PTSD
A study of 100 post-9/11 veterans at Purdue University is designed to see if a dog trained to help a veteran with PTSD influences medical symptoms, social anxiety, relationships and more.
-
Tricare reform for Guard, reserves being pushed
A proposal to overhaul Tricare may not be forthcoming but a pilot Tricare Choice program may be in the works
-
Veterans Affairs nominee: ‘The VA needs change’
Dr. David Shulkin said the VA’s failings in the past year – appointment wait times, bloated construction costs, lack of accountability and more – and its fledgling transformation efforts have created a ripe environment for “dramatic change.”
-
Helping corpsmen, medics land civilian health jobs
Medics and corpsmen who served in Iraq and Afghanistan find that state-based credentialing and licensing requirements are inconsistent and don’t necessarily take the troops’ vast experience into account.
-
Tricare pharmacy pilot included in 2016 defense bill
Lawmakers are interested in learning whether establishing a “preferred” retail pharmacy network for Tricare beneficiaries to use in filling drug prescriptions — including for chronic conditions — could save the government money.
-
Senator unveils bill to help vets’ caregivers
Sen. Patty Murray has introduced a bill to extend benefits to those who help injured or ill veterans of all eras — not just post-9/11, Iraq- and Afghanistan-era veterans.
