Seeking The Military Suicide Solution Podcast, Episode 12: Dr. Nick PolizziApril 2, 2020Military Times – This podcast from Military Times examines the alarming rate of military and veterans suicide, offering new insights based [...]
Retirees, Active-Duty Families Could Be Barred From Military Pharmacies Over PandemicApril 2, 2020Military.com – Tricare users should brace for temporary military pharmacy closures over the novel coronavirus pandemic, Defense Health [...]
Covid-19 Cases Among Vets In New Orleans, New York Continue Steep Rise: MapApril 2, 2020Military Times – Since Veterans Affairs leaders reported the first death of a VA patient from coronavirus in mid-March, the number of [...]
Here’s What Will Happen If The VA Runs Out Of Space For PatientsApril 2, 2020Military.com – The Department of Veterans Affairs is beginning to divide its inpatient units into two zones to separate non-infectious [...]
VA Hospitals Assist New York City With Coronavirus Response By Freeing Up 50 BedsApril 2, 2020FOX News – Two Department of Veteran Affairs hospitals in Manhattan and Brooklyn began freeing up beds Sunday to help New York City [...]
Senators Seek Extensions For Vets Applying For Benefits During Coronavirus PandemicApril 2, 2020Connecting Vets Radio – Top Veterans Affairs senators don’t want vets to have to choose between their health and their benefits, so [...]
As Virus Spreads Among Vets, VA Shuts Down Benefits Offices, Expands Online ServiceApril 2, 2020Connecting Vets Radio – As the coronavirus spreads among veterans, the Department of Veterans Affairs is shutting down its regional [...]
VFW Argues Abrupt VA Change Will ‘Erode Vets Right To Competent Representation’ In Benefits FightApril 2, 2020Stars and Stripes – The Department of Veterans Affairs is ending a decades-old practice of allowing veterans service representatives to [...]
Attorneys Want Court To Fast-Track GI Bill Legal Case Because Of Coronavirus Financial ImpactApril 2, 2020Military Times – Attorneys behind a lawsuit which could open up an extra year of GI Bill education benefits to hundreds of thousands of [...]
Some Gulf War Vets Could Be At Higher Risk For Covid-19, Expert SaysApril 2, 2020Connecting Vets Radio – Gulf War veterans could be at higher risk for the coronavirus, COVID-19. Veterans of each generation have had their [...]
Seeking The Military Suicide Solution Podcast, Episode 11: Mark DivineMarch 26, 2020Military Times – This podcast from Military Times examines the alarming rate of military and veterans suicide, offering new insights based [...]
Spike In Jobless Rates Could Hit Post-9/11 Vets Hard, Numbers ShowMarch 26, 2020Military.com – Dire early numbers on jobs from the Labor Department for March and even more alarming figures from the states point to the [...]
Here’s The Latest National Guard Mobilizations By StateMarch 26, 2020Military Times – There are now more than 10,000 Guard troops mobilized in the effort to cope with the coronavirus pandemic, officials said [...]
Bill Would Save GI Bill Benefits For Student Vets With Canceled ClassesMarch 26, 2020Military.com – A legislative package introduced by a bipartisan group of lawmakers Monday would extend education benefits for student [...]
Confusion Surrounds VA’s Community Care Offerings After Talk Of Program PauseMarch 26, 2020Military Times – Veterans Affairs officials are scrambling to explain what is happening with their community care offerings — President [...]
Pandemic Prompts An Increase In Calls To Vets Crisis LineMarch 26, 2020Stars and Stripes – Calls to the Veterans Crisis Line have increased since the coronavirus pandemic hit the United States, the Department [...]
VA Wants Retired Healthcare Workers Back To Treat Surge In Vets With CoronavirusMarch 26, 2020NPR – The number of veterans who have have tested positive for coronavirus has increased from 204 on Monday to 296 confirmed cases on [...]
Coronavirus Cause For Concern Among Burn Pit VetsMarch 26, 2020Fox News – The coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc across the country, especially among those with chronic respiratory problems and [...]
Coronavirus Hits Just As VBA Was Getting Claim Backlogs Under ControlMarch 26, 2020Federal News Network – Just as it was getting backlogs under control and ramping up a whole new congressionally-mandated benefit program, [...]
Billions More For VA In Next Emergency Coronavirus Spending PackageMarch 26, 2020Connecting Vets Radio – One month after Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie declined additional cash from Congress for [...]
Seeking The Military Suicide Solution Podcast, Episode 10: Howard and Jean SomersMarch 19, 2020Military Times – This podcast from Military Times examines the alarming rate of military and veterans suicide, offering new insights based [...]
VA’s Mission To See Civilian Patients In Times Of Crisis Vanished From Its WebsiteMarch 19, 2020The Washington Post – The Department of Veterans Affairs serves as a backup health system in times of crisis, but its mission statement for [...]
VA Implements Prescriptions By MailMarch 19, 2020CBS 46 – The VA is implementing new prescription protocols. Effective April 1 prescription refills will be done by mail. “You have to [...]
Vets’ Advocates Urge Congress To Protect GI Bill Benefits As Colleges Move Classes OnlineMarch 19, 2020The Washington Post – Colleges and universities are scrambling to ensure students can complete their courses as the coronavirus pandemic [...]
What The Coronavirus Pandemic Means To America’s VetsMarch 19, 2020ABC News – Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie discusses the steps being taken to protect America’s veterans from COVID-19. Read More >
Understaffed VA Scrambles To Confront COVID-19March 19, 2020Government Executive – The Department of Veterans Affairs, which runs the nation’s largest integrated health care system, is confronting [...]
Senate Passes Coronavirus Relief Bill With $60 Million For VAMarch 19, 2020Stars and Stripes – The Department of Veterans Affairs will get $60 million in emergency funding as part of a coronavirus relief package [...]
Former VA Secretary Explains What The VA, America’s Emergency Backup, Can Do During PandemicsMarch 19, 2020Connecting Vets Radio – If the United States’ healthcare systems are ever overwhelmed in a national emergency such as a pandemic, the [...]
Active Duty Medical Units On Alert To Man Field HospitalsMarch 19, 2020Military Times – The Defense Department has placed hundreds of medical personnel on alert and ordered the deployment of two hospital [...]
Seeking The Military Suicide Solution Podcast, Episode 9: Dr. Rajeev RamchandMarch 12, 2020Military Times – This podcast from Military Times examines the alarming rate of military and veterans suicide, offering new insights based [...]
