by Rikki Almanza | Feb 7, 2024
The National Salute to Veteran Patients is an annual event observed during the week of Feb. 14 to honor Veterans receiving care at VA medical facilities. This year, it occurs from Feb. 11 to 17. While the origins of the National Salute remain somewhat unclear,...
by Rikki Almanza | Oct 31, 2023
The VA has launched a $1 million competition known as the Artificial Intelligence Tech Sprint to address health care worker burnout. This nationwide challenge invites innovators to develop AI-powered solutions to alleviate burnout among healthcare...
by Christian Southards | Aug 22, 2023
The next major PACT Act deadline for some Veterans is slated for Sept. 30, 2023. A special enrollment period will allow eligible Veterans to bypass the normal application process for VA benefits and enroll directly in VA health care. To be eligible, the...
by Christian Southards | Sep 29, 2022
On Sept. 28, the U.S. the Department of Veterans Affairs announced that it is expanding eligibility and delaying deadlines for Gulf War and Post-9/11 veterans to enroll in VA health care, as provisioned by the Honoring Our PACT Act that was signed into law on Aug. 10....
by Christian Southards | Feb 5, 2021
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced in a Feb. 2 press release that over 1M total doses of either the Pfizer-BioNtech or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine had been administered to date. The VA says that for veterans, 44,000 had received a full vaccine while...
