The head of U.S. Veterans Affairs was joined Wednesday by Montanaâs congressional delegation as he capped off a three-day visit to the state at Fort Harrison VA Medical Center in Helena, where he heard from the public about their concerns and what the VA could be doing better.
Denis McDonough, appointed by President Joe Biden and confirmed to the post in February, said the Montana VA âdoes a lot of things really well ⦠and one of them is this team works well together.â
He noted a program in which nurses from the Montana VA system were deployed into community hospitals, which helps ensure continuity of care for veterans and prompt payment of bills.
Bay Pines VA opens vaccinations to all veterans and their family members
A newly signed law allows for veterans not enrolled in VA medical care to get coronavirus vaccines at VA sites.
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An exterior look at the Bay Pines VA Healthcare System 10000 Bay Pines Blvd, Bay Pines, FL, on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021. [ DIRK SHADD | Times ]
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The Bay Pines VA healthcare system is offering coronavirus vaccines to all veterans and their families, regardless of whether or not they are enrolled in Veterans Affairs medical care, thanks to a bill signed into law by President Joe Biden in March.
The Strengthening and Amplifying Vaccination Efforts to Locally Immunize All Veterans and Every Spouse Act, or the SAVE LIVES Act, expanded the Department of Veterans Affairsâ legal authority to provide vaccines to all veterans, their spouses, caregivers and some beneficiaries.
Boozman’s emphasis on COVID-19 vaccinations comes on the heels of the senator’s bipartisan Strengthening and Amplifying Vaccination Efforts to Locally Immunize all Veterans and Every Spouse Act being signed into law. That legislation, also known as the SAVES LIVES Act, allows the VA to vaccinate all veterans, their spouses, caregivers and some dependents to the extent that vaccines are available, as well as urges the federal government to allocate more doses to the VA department based on this increased eligibility.
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