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VA Assisting Veterans with Health Care Costs
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6, 2008- For veterans struggling financially due to a job loss or decreased income, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) offers an assortment of programs that can relieve the costs of health care or provide care at no cost.
“With the downturn in the economy, VA recognizes that many veterans will feel the effects,” said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Dr. James B. Peake. “Therefore, it is important that eligible veterans learn of the many ways VA has to help them afford the health care they have earned.”
Veterans whose previous income was ruled too high for VA health care may be able to enter the VA system based upon a hardship if their current year’s income is projected to fall below federal income thresholds due to a job loss, separation from service or some other financial setback. Veterans determined eligible due to hardship can avoid copays applied to higher-income veterans. Qualifying veterans may be eligible for enrollment and receive health care at no cost.
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FedEx Helps VFW Deliver a Doll of a Christmas Present
Largo, Fla., Dec. 31, 2008 - Regardless of what branch of the military one joins, the bond of serving one’s country unites millions of people across the U.S. despite background, race and gender. It’s what led Air Force veteran and FedEx Ground Service Manager Scott Barber in Tampa, Fla., to help a member of the Army more than 1,000 miles away in Sheldon, New York.
Last year, Army Staff Sgt. Robert Toland was stationed in Germany when he was diagnosed with terminal cancer. A young man in his 30s, Robert returned home with his wife and three little girls to western New York to get medical treatment in the hopes of extending his life.
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