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VA rolls our new care program
Veterans get more healthcare options
The U.S. Department
of Veterans Affairs (VA)
launched its new and improved
Veterans Community
Care Program on June 6, 2019,
implementing portions of the
VA Maintaining Internal Systems
and Strengthening Integrated
Outside Networks Act
of 2018 (MISSION Act), which
both ends the Veterans Choice
Program and establishes a
new Veterans Community
Care Program.
The MISSION Act will
strengthen the nationwide VA
Health Care System by empowering
Veterans with more
health care options.
“The changes not only improve
our ability to provide
the health care Veterans need,
but also when and where they
need it,” said VA Secretary
Robert Wilkie. “It will also put
Veterans at the center of their
care and offer options, including
expanded telehealth and
urgent care, so they can find
the balance in the system that
is right for them.”
Under the new Veterans
Community Care Program,
Veterans can work with their
VA health care provider or
other VA staff to see if they
are eligible to receive community
care based on new criteria.
Eligibility for community
care does not require a Veteran
to receive that care in the
community; Veterans can still
choose to have VA provide
their care. Veterans may elect
to receive care in the community
if they meet any of the following
six eligibility criteria:
A Veteran needs a service
not available at any VA medical
facility.
A Veteran lives in a U.S.
state or territory without a
full-service VA medical facility.
Specifically, this would
apply to Veterans living in
Alaska, Hawaii, New Hampshire
and the U.S. territories
of Guam, American Samoa,
the Northern Mariana Islands
and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
A Veteran qualifies under
the “grandfather” provision
related to distance eligibility
under the Veterans Choice
Program.
VA cannot furnish care
within certain designated
access standards. The specific
access standards are described
below:
Drive time to a
specific VA medical
facility
Thirty-minute average
drive time for primary care,
mental health and noninstitutional
extended care services.
Sixty-minute average drive
time for specialty care.
Note: Drive times are calculated
using geomapping
software.
Appointment wait time at
a specific VA medical facility
Twenty days from the date
of request for primary care,
mental health care and noninstitutional
extended care
services, unless the Veteran
agrees to a later date in consultation
with his or her VA
health care provider.
Twenty-eight days for specialty
care from the date of
request, unless the Veteran
agrees to a later date in consultation
with his or her VA
health care provider.
The Veteran and the referring
clinician agree it is in the
best medical interest of the
Veteran to receive community
care based on defined factors.
VA has determined that a
VA medical service line is not
providing care in a manner
that complies with VA’s standards
for quality based on specific
conditions.
In preparation for this
landmark initiative, senior
VA leaders will visit more
than 30 VA hospitals across
the country to provide inperson
support for the rollout.
The VA MISSION Act:
Strengthens VA’s ability to
recruit and retain clinicians.
Authorizes “Anywhere to
Anywhere” telehealth across
state lines.
Empowers Veterans with
increased access to community
care.
Establishes a new urgent
care benefit that eligible Veterans
can access through VA’s
network of urgent care providers
in the community.
For up-to-date VA news:
https://www.blogs.va.gov/
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The Elmont Legion Riders whose mission is to seek out veterans and
their family members who are part of the American Legion family as
motorcycle riders to participate in our activities.
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