VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System will host a virtual town hall Wednesday covering veteran healthcare expansion, eligibility and benefit questions. The VA will answer questions from 6-7 p.m. for veterans in Mahoning and Trumbull counties.
The town hall will also cover reasons to reconsider VA enrollment.
The town hall will be an audio/phone-dial-in event with visuals available within a simultaneous Facebook Live event. Participants are encouraged to call 855-962-0953 early to be assured of one of the 10,000 slots available for the call, and to follow along at www.facebook.com….
VA expanded health care eligibility for millions of veterans nationwide, years earlier than called for by the PACT Act.
As of March 5, all veterans exposed to toxins and other hazards while serving in the military and meeting specific requirements became eligible to enroll directly in VA health care. This means all veterans who served in the Vietnam War, the Gulf War, Iraq, Afghanistan, the Global War on Terror or any other combat zone after 9/11 can enroll directly in VA health care without first applying for VA disability benefits.
Additionally, veterans who have never deployed but were exposed to toxins or hazards while training or on active duty in the United States are also eligible to enroll. VA also recently expanded health care to all World War II veterans.
In Medicare’s latest nationwide survey of patients, VA hospitals outperformed non-VA hospitals on all 10 core patient satisfaction metrics — including overall hospital rating, communication with doctors, communication about medication and willingness to recommend the hospital. VA health care has also consistently outperformed non-VA care in peer-reviewed studies, overall quality ratings and affordability for veterans.
VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System serves more than 140,000 veterans enrolled across 21 counties in northeast Ohio. VA Northeast Ohio seeks to have all eligible veterans enroll for primary and specialty care from the Cleveland VA Medical Center and/or the 13 other clinic locations, including clinics serving Mahoning and Trumbull counties.
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