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I just got a letter from the VA, "VA Health Care and the Affordable Care Act." The first item on the second page: "If I'm enrolled in a VA health care program, do I meet the requirement for health care coverage?" The answer: "Yes. If you are enrolled in any of VA's programs below, you have coverage under the standards of the health care law: veteran's health care program, Civilian Health and Medical program (CHAMPVA), Spina bifida health care program."
The moral of this post: if you are eligible to enroll in the VA healthcare program and you haven't done it yet, get off your butt, right now, dig out your DD 214, and get signed up.
HappyMe
(20,277 posts)livingwagenow
(373 posts)jaysunb
(11,856 posts)Hekate
(90,865 posts)nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)Uncle Joe
(58,459 posts)Thanks for the thread, jmowreader.
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)Phone: 1-877-222-VETS (8387), M-F 8am to 10pm and Saturdays 11am to 3pm, EASTERN.
Agnosticsherbet
(11,619 posts)Good system.
nolabear
(41,995 posts)Scuba
(53,475 posts)Jackpine Radical
(45,274 posts)K&R.
cliffordu
(30,994 posts)Clown is Down
(63 posts)TheDebbieDee
(11,119 posts)snort
(2,334 posts)Great system!
pasto76
(1,589 posts)denbot
(9,901 posts)I have both private insurance from my wife's plan (she is a federal officer, good stuff insurance wise), and V.A.
When it comes to meds, or things like my up coming surgery I go with the V.A. to keep out of pocket expenses to a minimum.
Fuddnik
(8,846 posts)I applied before the deadline, but they never processed my application. I re-applied after I moved to a different state, but was rejected because my Railroad Retirement disability check put me over the earnings cut-off.
The only reason my wife is still working is so we can stay on her medical ins.