Category: Veterans
Health law offers veterans new options
Many former service members have access to health care through the VA, private insurance or other programs. But having so many choices can also lead to fragmented care.
Women veterans report poorer health despite access to health services, insurance
Female veterans are more likely to smoke, be overweight or obese and have heart disease compared to civilian women and women in the National Guard or Reserves, even when controlling for access to health care, according to a new study.
Scientists to review brain-injury treatment for soldiers
The Institutes of Medicine kicked off its yearlong study of cognitive rehabilitation therapy on Monday, a process that will help the Pentagon decide whether its health plan will cover the treatment for troops who have suffered brain injuries in Iraq and Afghanistan
Rep. Giffords could receive brain injury treatment thousands of troops do not
Wounded congresswoman may receive cognitive rehabilitation therapy, a treatment that the Pentagon’s Tricare insurance plan denies to thousands of injured troops. Top brain specialists have endorsed the approach, but Tricare officials have said that scientific evidence does not justify providing it comprehensively to troops.
Congress to investigate Pentagon decision to deny coverage for brain injured troops
A key congressional oversight committee announced today that it was opening an investigation into the basis of a decision by the Pentagon’s health plan to deny a type of medical treatment to troops with brain injuries.
Health stories in the news
Community services for vets with PTSD. Spinal fluid test predicts Alzheimer’s disease. Hospitals and nursing homes found to be shortchanging staff on overtime pay.
Congress questions military leaders on suicides, traumatic brain injury
Senators press military leaders to improve efforts to address traumatic brain injuries, suicide and other wounds suffered by soldiers returning from wars.
Brain injuries remain undiagnosed in thousands of soldiers
The military is failing to diagnose brain injuries in troops who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, many of whom receive little or no treatment.
VA to expand quicker disability evaluation program to Bremerton
The US Veterans Affairs Administration said today it is expanding a pilot program designed to streamline the disability evaluation process over the next several months to 17 additional military installations, including the Naval Medical Center in Bremerton. The goal of the pilot is to test “a new process that eliminates duplicative, time-consuming and often confusing [...]
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