VA MISSION Act

While helping Veterans receive care outside VA increases their access to health care services, it could also lead to coordination problems. Some concern exists that Veterans receiving care from more than one source could result in fragmented care and poor clinical outcomes.

New VA pilot program, Veterans Healing Veterans, will create a pipeline of clinicians who uniquely understand Veterans’ needs and address the long-term staffing needs at VA medical centers.

Minority Veterans’ needs and issues about VA benefits and services will be the focus of the inaugural 2019 National Minority Veterans Summit Sept. 27-28.

VA provides guidance when Veterans should go to an urgent care center instead of an emergency department for health care needs.

The Veterans Coalition of San Luis Valley (VCSLV) hosted a town hall at the National Guard Armory in Alamosa on June 25 with VA officials offering insight and guidance on the recently implemented MISSION Act. More than 60 rural Veterans and 40 local providers were there to learn more.

VA rollouts out MISSION Act changes. This blog answers the top questions from Veterans on changes to community care and the new urgent care benefit.

The MISSION Act will strengthen the nationwide VA Health Care System by empowering Veterans with more health care options.

VA launched its new and improved Veterans Community Care Program on June 6, 2019, implementing portions of the VA MISSION Act, which both ends the Veterans Choice Program and establishes a new Veterans Community Care Program.

VA announces the publication in the Federal Register of two final regulations as part of its new Veterans Community Care Program under the VA MISSION Act.

New eligibility criteria for community care, a new urgent care benefit, and sunset of the Choice Program.

Urgent care will provide Veterans with greater choice and convenience in getting the care they need.

Join us for a Facebook LIVE video on May 30, 2019, at 4:30 p.m. EDT to learn how the MISSION Act could impact you.