Can VA and Community-Based Care Coexist?

RallyPoint News — Tue, 11 Jun 2019 12:03:57 -0400

The New York State Health Foundation (NYSHealth) hosted a Veterans health conference that addressed the question, “Can the VA and community-based care coexist?” And in a word, yes, they can.

In a keynote address presented by former U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Honorable CPT Bob McDonald , this and other topics were covered as part of the May 14th conference held at the New York Institute of Technology on Manhattan’s Upper West Side.

The conference opened with David Sandman, president and CEO of the NYSHealth Foundation, on the nature and purpose of the foundation as well as what conference participants might expect from the remainder of the agenda. NYSHealth is a private, statewide foundation dedicated to improving the health of all New Yorkers, especially the most vulnerable–many of whom are among 800,000 plus NY Veterans.

During his keynote address, McDonald covered a number of topics of interest to Veterans, families, caregivers and survivors, and set the stage not only for his question and answer period, but also for the follow-on panel discussions.

McDonald noted, “Community-based care can be a shock absorber to the peaks and valleys of VA coverage.”

McDonald also pointed out VA is the nation’s largest educator of doctors and the number one employer of nurses, but there are also unique areas of research and development that only the VA has the capacity and motivation to pursue.

Response by SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth made Jun 15 at 2019 6:54 PM

SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth — Sat, 15 Jun 2019 18:54:58 -0400

It's possible.

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