Tag Archives: VA Medical Care

The list of Health Insurance Marketplace links by state

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Laura

Suppose you use the VHA for all your health care needs but want to price and perhaps add a private health insurance plan for extra security.  Perhaps you want to be able to consult with a particular specialist.  Or worry … Continue reading →

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VETS AND MEDICAL CARE

Posted on April 1, 2013 by asknod

Here’s a hot one for Vets’ spouses to check out. Not all of us have that gold-plated 20/80 medical /dental plan. Many have less or none. Vets and their wives are at an even greater disadvantage until they get to … Continue reading →

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LEFT-HANDED TOBACCO AND THE VA

Posted on February 5, 2013 by asknod

A member who wishes to remain anonymous asked me to publish this. Since I am in one of the two new states who recognize the right to do this recreationally, I think it bears discussion. I make no recommendations pro or con … Continue reading →

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HOTS SPRINGS VAMC CLOSURE

Posted on January 21, 2013 by asknod

  From the Squidley, South Dakota Newswire At a time when incredibly large numbers of Vets are entering the civilian ranks (again) as they are wont to do after wars, the need for VA medical care rises exponentially. No more are … Continue reading →

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2012 in review

Posted on January 7, 2013 by asknod

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 19,000 people fit into the new Barclays Center to see Jay-Z perform. This blog was viewed about 80,000 times in 2012. If it were … Continue reading →

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BVA–STUPID IS AS STUPID DOES

Posted on December 3, 2012 by asknod

Who’s dumber? The Vet who eats rat poison for almost a year and goes blind or the VAMC who should have cut him off after six months? Regardless, the damage is done. It reads a lot like my problems list. … Continue reading →

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VAOIG– HOW MUCH IS THAT MISDIAGNOSIS IN THE WINDOW?

Posted on November 13, 2012 by asknod

I do hope that puppy’s for sale. I love happy endings. This one has all of it. Vet is told he has pancreatitis (minor, initial workup). Veteran decides to go off the reservation in a big way and enter into … Continue reading →

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FACEBOOK FROM PATRICIA

Posted on November 1, 2012 by asknod

HCVETS Founder Patricia Lupole posted this on my facebook page today.  This is sadly all too true day in and day out. That’s a lot of troops and former ones. Every day. You would think vA might get apoplectic over … Continue reading →

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VA–HOUSTON, WE HAVE A PROBLEM.

Posted on October 28, 2012 by asknod

I often wondered about this. Considering this site is not exactly pro-vA on any given  decade, I wondered if the day would come when I found them camped out on the country road in and out of my neighborhood snapping … Continue reading →

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HCV–CLOSING IN ON THE BEAST

Posted on October 12, 2012 by asknod

Member KC sends me these two articles on HCV treatment. I knew we’d see significant progress towards some new form of treatment considering this is America and home of the 1a genotype. The first treatment discussion is a true, Interferon-free idea and … Continue reading →

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