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Veteran Services: Health Care
Health Care
The range of health issues facing America's veterans is both wide and ever-evolving. The American Legion recognizes this and provides valuable health-care information on a variety of conditions, as well as regularly updated information on the Department of Veterans Affairs.
News
VA's AboutFace program focusing on PTSD
Program geared toward helping veterans recognize PTSD symptoms and motivating them to seek treatment.
VA briefs Legion on R&D progress
Research and development highlights include eHealth initiative, Million Veteran Program and Quality Enhancement Research Initiative.
Legion applauds DoD review of PTSD cases
Following the Army’s lead, all branches of the armed forces will be reviewing PTSD cases.
Rural health page now online
Page features findings from Legion’s System Worth Saving Task Force’s first series of 2011-2012 VA site visits.
Health-care needs of newest veterans reviewed
VA clinicians offer review of health concerns of Iraq, Afghanistan veterans in Journal of General Internal Medicine article.
Older vets: Boston VA needs your help
Life stories of age 55-plus combat and women veterans needed to help improve VA care.
Reports on VA utilization, PTSD available
A little more than half of OIF, OEF and OND veterans have sought VA health care since discharge.
Study: 1.3 million working-age veterans without health insurace
Those without health insurance failing to take advantage of VA health care.
VA launching 3rd survey in Gulf War study
Goal is to measure health of veterans deployed to 1990-1991 Gulf War veterans, as well as veterans who served elsewhere during same period.
VA, DoD rolling out electronic health record program
Integrated Electronic Health Record system will be implemented at San Antonio, Texas, and Hampton Roads, Va.