Tag Archives: VA Medical Care

SO CLOSE AND YET SO FAR

Member Christine sends us this heartbreaking news. As usual, Big Pharma has decided they cannot live with meager profits and the eradication of a disease rapidly approaching epidemic proportions. Imagine what would have happened if Doctors Saulk and Sabin had … Continue reading

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INTERFERON-FREE TX FOR HCV IN 5 YEARS?

Great. We have to wait five years for an IFN-free therapy for HCV. I don’t have that luxury nor do some of my friends who flunked the PegIntron Olympics. I’m S4 confirmed and it’s a matter of time to when … Continue reading

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WHERE HAVE ALL THE DOCTORS GONE?

Ever wonder where that reprobate excuse for a doctor disappeared to after he amputated the wrong leg off your uncle? How about the doctor who 86d the appendix when he should have been looking over to the right at the … Continue reading

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ADVA’s “Look the other way” plan

We are all aware of the VAOIG’s policy of “making recommendations” to combat fraud in the VA.   One example of this was in Shreddergate 1, where the VAOIG recommended that those “untrained employees” who shredded Veterans evidence be trained … Continue reading

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VHA–CURED AT LAST

Here’s an interesting take on the HCV population among Veterans. Being viewed through rose-colored spectacles as always, it seems we’re either healing ourselves via IFN SVR or God is busy curing us. It’s not until you get to the end … Continue reading

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CDC–Houston, We Have A Problem…

Those funny guys down at the CDC are so perceptive it scares me. It’s as if they are prescient and realize a problem is brewing. Buried on page A-16 of my local Tacoma fishwrap in a small sidebar, they dutifully … Continue reading

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Judge: ” unchecked VA incompetence” is the Fault of Congress

I didn’t make it up.  The court reversed itself. http://www.military.com/news/article/judge-va-mental-health-system-requires-govt-fix.html?ESRC=eb.nl In 2008, the judges said, “The VA’s unchecked incompetence has gone on long enough; no more veterans should be compelled to agonize or perish while the government fails to perform … Continue reading

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82% CURE IN NON-IFN ORAL HCV TRIALS

This just in from Rocky Mountain High member Randy. This is the best news I have read in decades about the HCV “cure“. Finally, a way to put paid to this bug in spades. I don’t get my hopes up … Continue reading

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HIV/HEPATITIS QUERI STRATEGIC PLAN (2010)

Here’s something that will entertain you. VA longs to identify us HIV/HCV Vets and give us all the care we need to overcome or learn to live with this dragon. Holy shit, Batman. Wasn’t it just a short time ago … Continue reading

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VARO–SQUIDLY DOES SIOUX FALLS

Everyone needs some sunshine on Friday and so we are glad to announce that member SquidlyOne, who has been hard at it for years, finally got another piece of the vA pie today. Squdly, for the uninitiated, has been up … Continue reading

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