Healthcare Benefits & Programs Update

VA gets the word out for Hepatitis Awareness Month
05/17/2018 06:57 AM PDT
May is Hepatitis Awareness Month and VA is getting the word out about hepatitis C testing and treatment. Hepatitis C is a disease that affects the liver.

Annual VA2K Walk & Roll keeping Veterans and employees healthy
05/16/2018 07:00 AM PDT
On May 16, the 2018 VA2K Walk & Roll event will be held at many VA locations across the country.
The VA2K focuses on promoting active lifestyles and provides VA employees, Veterans and community members the opportunity to enjoy a short two-kilometer (approximately 1.2 miles) walk.

VA announces whole health flagship sites
05/15/2018 07:10 AM PDT
VA has released the names of 18 facilities designated VA Whole Health Flagship sites, which are spread around the country within the VA health-care system and are focused on empowering and equipping Veterans to take charge of their health and well-being.

VA to expand telehealth by allowing health care providers to treat patients across state lines
05/14/2018 06:29 AM PDT
VA announced a new federal rule that will allow VA doctors, nurses and other health-care providers to administer care to Veterans using telehealth, or virtual technology, regardless of where in the United States the provider or Veteran is located, including when care will occur across state lines or outside a VA facility

VA updates compensation rating criteria, adds women-specific conditions to the schedule
05/14/2018 06:00 AM PDT
In September 2017, VA began updating the VA Schedule for Rating Disabilities, the federal regulations used by claims processors to determine the severity of disabilities related to military service and decide claims.

Clinic receives county support
05/11/2018 11:45 AM PDT
A recent memorandum of understanding signed by the State of Oregon and the Veterans Administration allows veterans to receive services from local