The VA MISSION Act

The VA MISSION Act #7533719 06/13/19 04:02 AM
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OP jeh7mmmag gramps Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 14,768 Colleyville, DFW, TX	Got this in an Email from PVA. I have not watched the entire Power Point. Maybe it will help us understand the 2014 Obama, McCain, Sanders Community Choice Care Act better and then the new MISSION ACT changes that went into effect 6-6-2019. I can email you the PowerPoint documents mentioned below if you send me a PM. Good luck. Fair Winds and Following Seas James Quote Dear Member, The recording for the webinar on the VA MISSION Act: Implementation of the Veterans Community Care Program hosted by the PVA Government Relations team on June 4 is now available. To view, please visit: https://zoom.us/recording/share/htE6Epem9y38FbGPH3p6MTD5BS6tyjlbeHh57DxhuTawIumekTziMw. The PowerPoint used for the webinar is attached. Also attached is a document providing answers to the questions we were unable to address due to time constraints. Best, Christi Hillman Associate Director Membership & Volunteer Program Paralyzed Veterans of America �� Increasing Veterans' access to health care: https://missionact.va.gov/ �Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul.� ~ John Muir

Re: The VA MISSION Act [Re: jeh7mmmag] #7540100 06/22/19 06:51 PM
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OP jeh7mmmag gramps Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 14,768 Colleyville, DFW, TX	Trump plans phone call about VA Mission Act with 10,000 veterans next week Quote WASHINGTON � President Donald Trump will address 10,000 veterans by phone next week about a new law that aims to expand veterans� access to private-sector doctors. Trump and Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie are inviting veterans to join a 15-minute conference call at 11:45 a.m. Eastern time Tuesday. A description of the call said it would focus on the passage of the VA Mission Act last year �and the milestones accomplished during this time.� https://www.stripes.com/trump-plans...-with-10-000-veterans-next-week-1.587053 Military vets now have urgent care access through VA Link Veteran Community Care: Urgent Care https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jk-eg4N29w0 �Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul.� ~ John Muir

Re: The VA MISSION Act [Re: jeh7mmmag] #7577161 08/10/19 11:45 PM
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OP jeh7mmmag gramps Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 14,768 Colleyville, DFW, TX	Follow up to Urgent Care Use Eligibility To be eligible for urgent care, Veterans must: Be enrolled in the VA health care system AND Have received care through VA from either a VA or community provider within the past 24 months To check eligibility, Veterans can contact their local VA medical facility by phone or in person. Veterans do not need to get prior authorization from VA to visit an urgent care provider in VA’s contracted network. VA Facility Locator https://vaurgentcarelocator.triwest.com/Locator/Care When a Veteran walks into an urgent care location, either the Veteran or the urgent care location can dial into an Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system to check the Veteran’s eligibility for urgent care. The TriWest IVR system is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week at 833-4VETNOW (833-483-8669) �Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul.� ~ John Muir

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