by Rikki Almanza | Aug 6, 2025
The VA announced last week that it is expanding Veterans’ access to health care by extending new community care authorizations to one year for 30 standardized types of care. This change allows Veterans referred by the VA for eligible standardized types of community...
by Rikki Almanza | Jun 12, 2024
Through 2027, Veterans will not be required to pay copays for their first three outpatient mental health and substance use disorder visits each calendar year. This policy, initiated by the VA, attempts to reduce out-of-pocket expenses for Veterans, provided the visits...
by Rikki Almanza | Jun 8, 2023
A recent study published in JAMA Network Open reveals that older Veterans who were admitted for COVID-19 treatment had a higher survival rate when treated at Veterans Affairs medical centers compared to local community hospitals. The study demonstrates the...
by Rikki Almanza | May 31, 2023
In a May 30 announcement, the Department of Veterans Affairs has eased the mandate for patients and staff to wear face masks in most VA medical facilities. This update comes after a three-year period during which patients and staff were required to wear masks...
by Christian Southards | Nov 18, 2022
A Nov. 10 U.S. Government Accountability Office investigation found “potential challenges [for veterans] with scheduling appointments” with Veterans Community Care program providers. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ Veterans Community Care Program, or VCCP,...
