VA Health Care Eligibility & Enrollment 3-2008

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VA Health Care Overview (Updated) Updated Version Details Date: March 2008 NEW Published Version Coming Soon! Table of Contents Overview Enrollment Enrollment Priority Groups Copay Requirements Covered Services / Acute Care Benefits Long Term Care Benefits Building on over 50 years of providing quality health care services to our nation's veterans This guide is designed to provide veterans and their families with the information they need to understand VA’s health care system — its enrollment process, including enrollment priority groups, required copays (if applicable), and what services are covered. In addition to a narrative description, we have added frequently asked questions to each segment. If we have not addressed your specific questions, additional help is available at the following sources: your local VA health care facility's Enrollment Office the eligibility page on our web site www.va.gov/healtheligibility/ Veterans Health Benefits Service Center 1-877-222-VETS (8387) Overview Today’s veterans have a comprehensive medical benefits package, which VA administers through an annual patient enrollment system. The enrollment system is based on priority groups to ensure that health care benefits are readily available to all enrolled veterans (see Enrollment Priority Groups). Complementing the expansion of benefits and improved access is our ongoing commitment to providing the very best in quality service. Our goal is to ensure that our patients receive the finest quality of health care regardless of the treatment program, regardless of the location. In addition to our ongoing quality assurance activities, we’ve made it easier for veterans to get the health care they need. Additional locations continue to be added to the VA health care system — bringing the total number of treatment sites to over 1,600 nationwide. As explained further in this guide, most veterans must be enrolled to receive VA health care. While some veterans are not required to enroll due to their special eligibility status, all veterans — including those who have special eligibility — are encouraged to apply for enrollment. Enrollment helps us to determine the number of potential veterans who may seek VA health care services, and is a very important part of our planning efforts. Enrollment in the VA health care system provides veterans with the assurance that comprehensive health care services will be available when and where they are needed during that enrollment period. In addition to the assurance that services will be available, enrolled veterans will appreciate not having to repeat the application process — regardless of where they seek their care or how often. http://www.va.gov/healtheligibility/...hCareOverview/