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Related: About this forumIMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR MILITARY VETERANS. PLEASE PASS THIS ALONG.
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Starting Tuesday, all U.S. military veterans in suicidal crisis will be eligible for free care at any VA or private facility.
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IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR MILITARY VETERANS. PLEASE PASS THIS ALONG. (Original Post)
RandySF
Jan 2023
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niyad
(119,888 posts)1. About damned time! Maybe we should work on not creating so many of them.
C0RI0LANUS
(1,303 posts)5. You said it
GP6971
(32,977 posts)2. Many Thanks for cross posting!! n/t
purr-rat beauty
(596 posts)3. GREAT NEWS! VA coverage should be universal
The closest Med Center in NY for me is in Albany - a 2 1/2 drive away....there's one only 20 minutes from me in Vermont which when I needed it was not afforded to me. Many 5 hour drives for 45 min or less visits for specialty care. Waste of time and money.
C0RI0LANUS
(1,303 posts)4. Isn't there a VA facility in Plattsburg, NY?
friend of a friend
(367 posts)6. Why aren't you covered by the Mission Act?
I have 2 VA doctors, my primary care doctor, and my psychiatrist. All of my specialty doctors are non-VA because the nearest VA specialty doctors are more than a 30-minute drive away or you can't get an appointment in 28 days or less. There is also emergency care and urgent care. Also, you get, I think it has gone up to 62 cents a mile travel pay, minus $6 for VA and non-VA doctors.