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  • Clinical Resource Hub increases Veterans’ access to care

    Clinical Resource Hub increases Veterans’ access to care

    Clinical Resource Hubs ensure Veterans receive medical and specialty care with telehealth and other technologies.

  • Innovations and partnerships transform Veterans’ access to care

    Innovations and partnerships transform Veterans’ access to care

    VA sets the stage for continued health care innovations, bringing high-quality care to Veterans near and far.

  • Colorectal cancer doesn’t have to kill you

    Colorectal cancer doesn’t have to kill you

    VA remains committed to improving colorectal cancer outcomes for all Veterans by increasing screening and access to care.

  • Residency programs address unique access to care challenges

    Residency programs address unique access to care challenges

    Seeing 50% of physicians leave Puerto Rico, the Caribbean VA established VA-sponsored accredited graduate medical education residency programs.

  • New mental health copayment exemptions

    New mental health copayment exemptions

    Cleland-Dole Act enhances access to care and lowers copayments for outpatient mental health and substance use disorder care.

  • Advancing cancer treatment access with 22 new ‘Close to Me’ sites

    Advancing cancer treatment access with 22 new ‘Close to Me’ sites

    The service reduces the burden of lengthy travel for Veterans and their caregivers, improving access to care and affording Veterans more time to focus on healing.

  • VA brings vision-saving eye screening closer to home for Veterans

    VA brings vision-saving eye screening closer to home for Veterans

    Many eye diseases can lead to vision loss. Veterans in rural areas can access specialty care through their local VA clinic’s TECS program.

  • Office of Rural Health’s innovative approach to heart and lung care

    Office of Rural Health’s innovative approach to heart and lung care

    Home-Based Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation uses telehealth to eliminate barriers and increase rural Veterans’ access to care.

  • Prioritizing Veterans’ mental health: Addressing access to care

    Prioritizing Veterans’ mental health: Addressing access to care

    VA has a variety of resources to meet your mental health needs at any point, before or during a crisis.

  • VA TeleOncology brings the best care to Veterans with breast cancer

    VA TeleOncology brings the best care to Veterans with breast cancer

    VA’s expansion of TeleOncology services helps Veterans access specialty care for breast and gynecological cancers

  • Clinical Resource Hubs increase access to care for 500,000 Veterans

    Clinical Resource Hubs increase access to care for 500,000 Veterans

    Clinical Resource Hubs combine in-person care and telehealth to support underserved medical facilities.

  • Watch: Cancer Cabinet Community Conversation on expanding access to cancer care

    Watch: Cancer Cabinet Community Conversation on expanding access to cancer care

    VA invites you to watch a live virtual Cancer Cabinet Community Conversation about how VA is taking every opportunity to expand access to best-in-class cancer care for Veterans enrolled in our equal access health care system July 16 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. ET. 

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Last updated January 6, 2025

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