Defense Health Agency, San Antonio Small Businesses Partner To Improve Care At Army Medical Center
In late October, the Defense Health Agency announced a suite of 36 five-year contracts, with a cumulative $7.5 billion ceiling, for professional medical services in the Defense Department’s military treatment facilities in the 50 states, District of Columbia, Guam and...
VA’s quiet plan to widen private care with TRICARE stirs ire
As part of its effort to expand private health care, the Department of Veterans Affairs is exploring the possibility of merging its health system with the Pentagon’s, a cost-saving measure that veterans groups say could threaten the viability of VA hospitals and...
New Members Named to Serve on Health Information Technology Advisory Committee Established in 21st Century Cures Act
Today, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Acting Secretary Eric D. Hargan named three members to the Health Information Technology Advisory Committee (HITAC). The committee, created by the 21st Century Cures Act, is charged with making recommendations...
The Elizabeth Dole Foundation, VA and USAA Launch New Alliance to Integrate Caregivers Into Veterans Medical Care
The Elizabeth Dole Foundation, in partnership with the U.S Department of Veterans Affairs, announced the formation of a new, groundbreaking initiative called, “The Campaign for Inclusive Care,” focused on ensuring that military caregivers are integrated fully as part...