Lenawee County, Michigan
Calendar Of Events
United Veterans Council Meeting
Nov. 24, 2008
Monday 7:00 P.m.
American Legion Post 275
Adrian, Mich.
Please note the time change for the meeting.
Health Care
ALL veterans are eligible for VA health care. If you're a vet who was discharged under conditions other than dishonorable you are eligible. The only requirement is that you must first enroll in the VA Health Care System. This is extremely' easy. Just call or go to the nearest VA clinic or medical center, request a health care enrollment form, complete and return to the same facility. That's all there is to it. Simple and fast.
Cost is based on variables such as percentage of disability, annual income, net worth, etc. Even if it is determined that you do not fit the profile for free health care, the care provided by the VA health care system is first-class and is nor7nally much cheaper than that available locally. Also, if you have private health insurance, the VA will bill your insurance carrier for you. And if your insurance requires a percentage co-pay, the VA does not. The VA will accept the insurance payment as payment in full.
Priorities for admission to the VA health care system are:
Category 1: composed of vets in need of care for service. connected disability; ex-POW's; ve6 whose discharge or release from active duty was for a disability that was incurred or aggravated in the line duty; vets exposed to Agent Orange in VietNam and/or exposed to environmental hazards in the Persian Gulf; and vets whose income and net worth are below the "means test" threshold. The VA determines that.
Category 2: composed of all other veterans, including non-service connected disabilities with incomes and net worth above the means test threshold and zero percent service-connected veterans needing care for any non-service-connected disability. The vet must agree to make copayments. VA holds these patients responsible for the Medicare deductible for the first 90 days of hospital care during any 365 day period. For each additional 90 days of hospital care the patient is charged only one-half the Medicare deductible. In addition, the patient is charged $10 per day for hospital care and $5 a day for VA nursing home care. For outpatient care the copayment is only 20% of the cost of an average outpatient visit.
Other benefits and services include nursing home care, alcohol and drug treatment, domiciliary care, dental care, prosthetic services, services and aids for blind veterans, pharmacy services, readjustment counseling, services for women veterans and services for homeless veterans.
If any of these services sound right for you, check with your nearest VA outpatient clinic or medical center. You earned the right so you owe it to yourself
If you don't do anything else, get your VA Medical ID Card NOW! Even if you aren't eligible for care, make the count of vets holding cards high enough in your area to assist the vet who does needs it .... !! Don't wait - do it today!
Silent Epidemic
All veterans having received blood transfusions before 1992 and viet Nam veterans having come in contact with blood from fellow comrade or from an enemy. Also from sharing a tooth brush or razor. Hepatitis C often produces no symptoms for the first 10 - 30 years and by the time you find that you have the virus it may be to late for treatment and liver transplants are in short supply do to this. All veterans with service prier to 1992 are encouraged to be tested for Hepatitis C.
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