Ahead of VA Healthcare 2019, taking place this May 13th – 15th in National Harbor, Maryland, we created a breakdown of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ total budget for 2019, which is a $12.1 billion increase from FY18. The 2019 budget includes significant reforms, internal offsets, and improved efficiencies to provide veterans with the care they deserve and improve the management of resources. The budget will fully enable VA to operate the largest integrated health care system in the country, delivering health care to over 9.3 million enrolled veterans.

Ahead of VA Healthcare 2019, taking place this May 13th – 15th in National Harbor, Maryland, we created a breakdown of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ total budget for 2019, which is a $12.1 billion increase from FY18. The 2019 budget includes significant reforms, internal offsets, and improved efficiencies to provide veterans with the care they deserve and improve the management of resources. The budget will fully enable VA to operate the largest integrated health care system in the country, delivering health care to over 9.3 million enrolled veterans.

This interactive presentation will guide you through the key process improvements laid out by the VA, as they work to maintain internal systems and strengthen integrated outside networks.

The VA Mission Act of 2018, signed into law by President Trump on June 6, 2018, is designed to significantly improve veteran access to VA healthcare. The VA Mission Act tackles in-network and non-VA healthcare issues, veterans’ homes, access to walk-in VA care, prescription drug procedures, and much more. The $52 billion Mission Act paves the way for a major overhaul of how the Department of Veterans Affairs provides access for veterans to receive care in the private sector.

Colonel Horvath is Board Certified in internal medicine and preventive medicine for 40 years. In this interview, he shares his opinion on the most pertinent health hazards facing combat and non-combat deployed troops today.

The White House released its 2025 fiscal year budget for the U.S. government. Supporting the VA remains a core focus of the government’s budget, with the White House requesting $152.3 billion for VA in 2024, representing a 10% increase from last year.

To better understand the budget initiatives intended for improving VA healthcare capabilities, we compiled this snapshot of budget spending, which gives an overview of the budget allocated towards:

• Improving VA medical care
• Expanded healthcare for burn victims
• Prioritizing veteran’s mental wellness
• Women’s health funding
• Overdose prevention and treatment programs
• Improving veteran medical facilities
• Modernizing the VA’s technological infrastructure
  

Get your copy of the budget snapshot report here to learn more >>

You may know that the Department of Veteran’s Affairs estimates a veteran takes his or her own life about once every sixty-five minutes on average. This alarming statistic highlights the stark reality of post-deployment healthcare, especially in rural areas. In the following IDGA exclusive interview, Alice Franks, speaks about the importance of rural based strategies, including community response teams, and her role as Co-Founder of the ‘National Alliance to End Veteran Suicides’.

The VA endeavours to deliver the best care to the nation’s veterans. To fulfil this mission, the VA is currently undertaking a modernization of its Electronic Healthcare record. To best understand this modernization, we have compiled a small snapshot of budget spending.

Securing better veteran care is a challenge worth taking on due to the ethical importance of delivering the best for our heroes. Yet it’s a call that asks for much in the way of organisational, technological, and cultural change. This article gives the most up to date information on the VA modernization efforts.

Exclusive interview with retired Veteran, Johnny Coley (Ret.) Desert Storm Veteran 2nd Squadron, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regimen, conducted by our 1-Star Conference Partner, Riverside Recovery.

Johnny Coley is a remarkable individual who successfully transitioned from homelessness to a life of sobriety. He shares that overcoming homelessness began with confronting his substance abuse issues and addressing mental health co-morbidities.

In this interview with the Chairman, Don Prisby goes into the latest developments relating to VA healthcare. He also expresses his hopes for the conference with what he expects from suppliers and end-users alike. With new technologies and concepts incorporated into the healthcare of Veterans, new challenges and opportunities appear. Don Prisby shares his views and goals for the 2022 VA Healthcare Conference.

First in the series, Chairman Don Prisby gives a bird's-eyes view of the four pillars of the strategic plan: Access, Advocacy, Outcomes, and Excellence. The piece effectively sets the stage for what the strategy paper means for the VA Healthcare summit and Veterans.

In this second article, Chairman Don Prisby comments on the strategic initiatives and highlights their implication for this year's conference. He delves into what and how the VA aims to achieve their goals of better more responsible healthcare.

This piece touches on how industry partners support the VA. Essential reading for any business wanting to support Veterans.

This fourth and final piece by Chairman Don Prisby delves into how the four pillars of Access, Advocacy, Outcomes, and Excellence drive the VA and how they will guide the VA to delivering better healthcare.

One of the challenges of Veteran healthcare is the smooth transition of men and women from the DoD to VA health services. According to Dr Carie Rodgers, Associate Director, VA Center of Excellence, “we are working very hard to make sure returning military members know about VA services and know how to access those services”. This IDGA exclusive examines the latest updates and advancement being explored for the future of healthcare for Veterans, including the ability to reach Veterans in rural areas of the United States.