By Debbie Gregory. Last month, President-elect Donald Trump convened a meeting to explore additional ways to enable veterans to obtain private medical treatment Trump met with a group of private-sector health care executives, including Mayo Clinic chief executive John Noseworthy and Cleveland Clinic CEO Toby Cosgrove to discuss overhauling health care for veterans, including by […]
By Debbie Gregory. President-elect Donald Trump has announced his intention to nominate David Shulkin as his secretary of veterans affairs. Shulkin currently serves as the undersecretary for health at the VA. The new position requires Senate confirmation. Shulkin is a board-certified internist. He served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Beth Israel Medical […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is amending its regulation on co-payments for Veterans’ outpatient medications for non-service connected conditions. The VA currently charges veterans who do not qualify for free health care either $8 or $9 for a 30-day or less drug supply. But under a new plan set to kick in February 27th, […]
By Debbie Gregory. Thanks to changes in the annual defense department bill, passed by both the House and Senate, military families will have easier access to urgent care and primary care. Awaiting President Obama’s signature before becoming law, the bill ensures out-of-pocket costs won’t change for most Tricare users who are already enrolled in the […]
By Debbie Gregory. Beginning next month, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs plans to begin online scheduling of medical appointments nationwide. The technological advance will allow the scheduling of primary-care appointments for more than 6 million patients via an app on their phones, tablets or computers. “Do I think this is a huge step forward for the VA? […]
By Debbie Gregory. Up until recently, Tricare did not cover hearing aids for retirees, Tricare for Life and Tricare Reserve Select users. But a recent policy change reclassifies a certain type of bone-implanted hearing aid — Auditory Osseointegrated Implant (AOI) Devices — as a “prosthetic,” opening up coverage of the implant to all Tricare beneficiaries. […]
By Debbie Gregory. On October 25th, a heartbreaking post appeared on Angela Tuckett’s Facebook page, addressed to the Hampton VA Medical Staff. “My Father is retired Chief Msgt Roger Maynor, room 419A, he was transferred to your hospital on Friday Night from McGuire veterans hospital. We were told that he was here temporarily for a […]
By Debbie Gregory. While many veterans get some health care from private doctors, those doctors often fall short when it comes to identifying service-related illness. Jeffrey L. Brown, M.D., a clinical professor of pediatrics at New York Medical College who also teaches at Weill Cornell Medicine, said, “While everybody seems to be mostly focused on […]
By Debbie Gregory. A new study may open doors to more effective treatment for veterans as they move from active-duty to life after the military, especially in light of the fact that Veterans may be more likely to commit suicide during the first year after they leave the military than after more time passes. A […]
By Debbie Gregory. Now that the 2016 presidential election is in the books, Congress needs to finish work on a fiscal 2017 defense authorization bill that is already overdue. This unfinished business is of the utmost importance for military families who have children with autism. Language in both the House and Senate versions of the […]
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