Starting Tuesday, all U.S. military veterans in suicidal crisis will be eligible for free care at any VA or private facility

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Friday, January 13, 2023 - 07:45am Categories:

Mental Health

VA

Jan. 13, 2023, 7:45 AM CST

By Courtney Kube

Beginning Tuesday, U.S. military veterans who find themselves in suicidal crisis will be eligible for free emergency medical care at any Department of Veterans Affairs facility or any private facility.

Unlike for most other medical benefits, veterans do not have to be enrolled in the VA system to be eligible. More than 18 million veterans in the U.S. could be eligible.

The new policy, which the VA will announce Friday, will include up to 30 days of inpatient or crisis residential care and up to 90 days of follow-on outpatient care. READ MORE...

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