by ADC | Dec 9, 2024 | Health Care, On Base
The DOD Office of Intergovernmental Affairs (IGA) and VA officials are hosting a webinar Wednesday at 4 p.m. Eastern time about veterans’ health care. “Learn about updates associated with the PACT Act, such as VA extended healthcare access to all the applicable...
by ADC | Nov 20, 2024 | Congress/DoD, Health Care, On Base, Veterans
The House Monday overwhelmingly passed the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act, which increases veterans’ access to in-home health care and provider services outside the VA system, as Military.com reported. “The Dole...
by ADC | Aug 1, 2024 | Health Care, On Base
A newly released DOD report breaks down the service member suicide rate by job classification, showing that those who are routinely subjected to blasts are among the most at risk of dying by suicide, as The New York Times reported. “These key findings show trends that...
by ADC | Jun 18, 2024 | Health Care, On Base
About 50% of military installations in the U.S. are in areas with limited health care options, according to analysis from NPR. “For hundreds of thousands of U.S. troops and their families, when the Pentagon orders them to find health care off base there is none,” the...
by ADC | Jun 6, 2024 | Health Care, On Base
Five military medical treatment facilities have been selected by the Defense Health Agency to design a new person-centric health care model. The initiative aims to improve patient access and care delivery, according to a DVIDS story. Key features include the My...
by ADC | Feb 14, 2024 | Environment, Health Care, In Our Communities, Military Families, On Base
An Army story explores how Fort McCoy, Wisconsin works to control invasive species, including through deployment of goats…. A new Defense Health Agency app will make it easier for military beneficiaries, rolling out at five medical centers over the coming months,...
