01. VA Community Care Program Overview
What Is the VA Community Care Program?
社区护理使退伍军人通过当地社区的非VA提供者获得医疗保健的机会。个人必须符合资格标准以获得社区护理的资格。
In general, veterans are eligible when the VA cannot provide the care they need. Through the program, healthcare is provided by community providers but paid for by the VA.
Community Care must be authorized by the VA before an eligible veteran can receive care from a local provider. Veterans are responsible for copays associated with non-service-connected care.
退伍军人社区护理和间皮瘤万博专业版
万博专业版间皮瘤需要积极的治疗才能获得最佳结果。医师已经取得了进步万博专业版间皮瘤预期寿命with treatments such asHIPEC一种nd cytoreductive手术。However, very few VA hospitals provide these treatments.
The followingVA设施提供专门的间皮瘤护理万博专业版：
没有治疗，mesothelioma prognosisis usually poor. With the latest treatment options, some mesothelioma patients live more than 15 years after diagnosis. Thus, veterans with this cancer need to receive treatment from the most狗万 。The Veterans Community Care Program can help them do that.
02. VA Community Care Program Eligibility
是谁Eligible for the Veterans Community Care Program?
Veterans are eligible for Community Care (formerly known as Veterans Choice) if they meet any of the six criteria below.
VACannot Provide Specialized Care
If a veteran needs care not provided by any VA facility, they may qualify for Community Care.
家State/Territory Lacks Full-Service VA Healthcare
一些州和美国地区没有提供全方位服务的VA医疗机构。如果一位退伍军人居住在这些州或领土之一，他们将有资格获得社区护理。
退伍军人遇到了某些祖父的距离特征
社区护理计划之前是退伍军人选择计划。退伍军人可以通过满足距离标准在选择计划下的护理资格。这些资格标准被祖父纳入社区护理计划。
To qualify using distance, a veteran must:
- Have lived more than 40 miles from the closest VA medical facility on June 6, 2018
一种ND - Still live in a location more than 40 miles from the closest VA medical facility
一种ND - Currently live in阿拉斯加州，，，，Montana，，，，北达科他州，，，，南达科他州or怀俄明州
VA无法在时间或距离限制内提供护理
Veterans qualify for the program if the VA cannot schedule an appointment within specified time standards for drive time and wait times.
平均开车时间到设施：
- 30 minutes for primary care, mental health and non-institutional extended care
- 60 minutes for specialty care
一种ccess Standards for Appointment Wait Times:
- 20 days for primary care, mental health and non-institutional extended care
- 专业护理28天
It Is in the Veteran’s Best Interest
如果转诊医生认为当地护理符合退伍军人的最佳医疗利益，那么这位资深人士将有资格获得社区护理。
现有的VA护理不符合质量标准
VA可能会确定一定的护理路线不符合质量标准。如果老兵需要这种护理，他们有资格获得社区护理。
03. Process for Receiving Community Care Benefits
What Is the Process for Receiving Community Care Benefits?
- Veterans must confirm eligibility for the program before scheduling appointments or treatment.
- 资深人士或弗吉尼亚州的工作人员必须安排在VA社区护理网络中的提供商的约会。
- The veteran receives care.
- The provider sends a bill to a third-party administrator or the VA for payment.
- Prescription coverage is provided, but long-term prescriptions must be filled at a VA facility.
04. Community Care vs. Choice Program
退伍军人社区护理计划与退伍军人选择计划相比如何？
The Community Care Program is an updated version of the Veterans Choice Program (VCP). The VCP expired in 2019. However, its functions were replaced under the VA Mission Act of 2018. The Mission Act created the Veterans Community Care Program.
社区护理的资格标准似乎比VCP的资格标准更宽。但是，医疗保健福利大致相同。
Veterans被诊断为间皮瘤万博专业版或其他与石棉有关的疾病可能有资格获得其他VA益处。一种mesothelioma lawyer可以帮助退伍军人file a VA claim并调查其他薪酬选择。
