EDITOR’S NOTE: As related at our November council meeting, it is open season for military healthcare insurance. As promised, we are relaying the contents of Tammy Cartagana’s message given there to you through our website. It is was not a direct sales pitch, but given in the interest of the Read more…
The VA announced on 10 November that all World War II military veterans are now eligible for no-cost VA health care, medical services, and nursing home services regardless of their condition and previous status. There will be no copays, enrollment fees or monthly premiums. The veteran may also keep their Read more…
Despite the fact that Pennsylvania’s state government is not yet able to provide an “executable” budget appropriation on time, a situation which is hurting many social service agencies and nonprofits — to include veterans organizations which provide benefits services on behalf of the state — the Department of Military and Read more…
2023 Vietnam Veterans Honor Bus Trip to the National Museum of the U.S. Army October 28, 2023, 8:00 am – 6:00 pm Vietnam Veterans are invited to join the Army Heritage Center Foundation on an all-expenses-paid Honor Bus trip to the National Museum of the United States Army (NMUSA) at Read more…
The Next PACT Act Deadline: Health Care Enrollment for Pennsylvania Veterans who deployed to Combat Zones On 8 September 2023, the Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center released a press release stating, “Until 11:59pm local time on September 30, 2023, Veterans who deployed to a combat zone, never enrolled in VA health Read more…
Northampton County plans on starting a Veterans Treatment Court (also called veterans or veterans problem-solving courts in Pennsylvania) in the Fall of 2023. It is a type of diversion, specialty court that its Court of Common Pleas can offer, and it has been years in the making. Good on those Read more…
Extension will ensure that no Veteran or survivor will miss out on a single day of backdated PACT Act benefits Today, VA announced that Veterans and survivors who apply (or submit their intent to file) for PACT Act benefits by 11:59PM ET on Monday, August 14, 2023 will be eligible Read more…
Veterans have a higher rate of cancer than the general population due to toxic exposures, apparently. Therefore, when something comes along that expedites its detection, that is particularly newsworthy because it may save lives. Advances are slowly coming forth in the War on Cancer, first announced in the early 1970’s. Read more…
The local chatter surrounding the Honor the PACT Act of 2022 in the Lehigh Valley tends to be about new presumptive conditions, compensation claims, and tort claims — but equally, if not more importantly for most, is the topic of access to healthcare through the VA healthcare system and when Read more…
After discussions between LVMAC and two of its member organizations, PANG Region Five’s Soldier and Family Readiness Program staff and Battle Borne, with Community Action of the Lehigh Valley’s Second Harvest Food Bank’s new director, Allison Czapp, MilitaryShare has finally come to the Lehigh Valley. It will start in April Read more…