Category Archives: non-va care

Prominent NYU nephrologist takes an interest in Agent Orange (AO)

Posted on January 25, 2018 by Laura

The FASEB Journal, 1 April, 2014   April 1, 2014  https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.14-0402ufm  Publisher:  Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology  (The photo below is from a different interesting project.) Dr. Jerome Lowenstein wrote a well-rounded essay, Agent Orange and Heart Disease: Is There a Connection? (LINK to … Continue reading →

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Medical enrollment dates

Posted on October 28, 2017 by Laura

Just a few dates to note: Medicare Part D (and other Medicare plans):  Open enrollment started on October 15 and runs until Dec. 7.   Medicare says that very few people change their plans even if they will save money. … Continue reading →

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Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and veterans

Posted on September 5, 2017 by Laura

Based on news reports, governmental and community responses to Harvey have been robust so far (LINK).  There isn’t much space between Harvey and Irma, and although Jose may not become a hurricane, it’s still worrisome.  It is no exaggeration or … Continue reading →

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VA Emergency Care good news: Staab v Sec. Shulkin

Posted on June 27, 2017 by Laura

Thanks to Frank’s helpful eyeballs, I have some good news to report about the veteran emergency care benefit that has been withheld since 2010. Sec. Shulkin has had a change of heart.  Last week he held that the Staab case … Continue reading →

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DONBO-WHEREFORE ART THOU, DONBO?

Posted on January 24, 2017 by asknod

Here we are on the dawn of Day 4 in the New World and Veterans everywhere are growing anxious. Six months ago, Presidential hopeful Trump announced a special place on the White House switch board for a real operator to answer … Continue reading →

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BROKEN SNOWFLAKES DAY CARE FOR VETS

Posted on January 18, 2017 by asknod

As most know by now, PEOTUS Trump has anointed David Shulkin to the post. Shulkin is McDonald’s #2 in charge of Medical or VHA as they acronymize it. This is the equal rank of the Undersecretary for Benefits over at … Continue reading →

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Dear Vietnam Veterans, We can explain…

Posted on January 1, 2017 by Laura

No Congress, CDC, VA, DoD, FDA you can’t explain away your decisions to keep veterans in the dark about how they might have acquired HCV during their military service.  No VBA judges, you can’t hide behind your rule books either … Continue reading →

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VA hospital ratings: focus on Hot Springs, SD (a Black Hills campus)

Posted on December 15, 2016 by Laura

Frank emailed information to share here on a hot topic: VA hospital quality ratings. Frank’s advice for dual-eligible veterans –those who have options–is to be very selective about which services to get from the VA and which from private hospitals. … Continue reading →

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Good WHO hepatitis poster

Posted on December 11, 2016 by Laura

The World Health Organization and other non-American public health professionals are far more forthright about hepatitis information. Notice that unsafe injections and medical procedures are emphasized in this work. Of course, most laypeople have no way of knowing if they … Continue reading →

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Example of how vets are excluded from VA healthcare

Posted on December 9, 2016 by Laura

Imagine the frustration a young self-employed veteran might feel when deciding to enroll in the relatively simple VA health care program, a benefit earned, rather than in an expensive complicated Obamacare marketplace place. He finds the VA’s Benefit Explorer tool … Continue reading →

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