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100,000 Veterans Have Enrolled in VA Health Care in 2026. Are You Missing Out?

If you are a veteran who has never enrolled in Department of Veterans Affairs health care, or who was turned away in the past, do you know whether you are eligible now?

VA’s Foreclosure Prevention Tool Is Back. Here’s How the Partial Claim Program Works

Under a 2025 law, the Department of Veterans Affairs can advance funds to cover a veteran’s missed VA loan payments and bring the loan current.

Israel Signals Türkiye as an Emerging Concern Amid Expanding Regional Tensions

Israel and Türkiye exchange escalating rhetoric after criticism of Israeli actions, raising concerns about shifting threat narratives and increasing regional tension despite no direct military...

These Changes to Tricare Plans Are Taking Place in 2026

Changes to Tricare in 2026 include a batch of reforms targeting access and cost plus a pilot program testing a new model in two cities.

This Is How Veterans Can Receive Benefits for Military Sexual Trauma-Related Conditions

Many victims of military sexual trauma live with the consequences for years or decades before learning that they may be eligible for VA disability compensation and free health care for conditions...

A VA Clinic Gave Veterans GLP-1s for Weight Loss. A Year Later, Everything Improved

Researchers tracked 201 veterans prescribed semaglutide, the drug sold under the brand names Ozempic and Wegovy. After one year, those veterans showed measurable improvements in health factors as...

The VA Is Giving Away $112 Million in Suicide Prevention Grants. Here’s Who Can Apply and Why It Matters

The Department of Veterans Affairs is giving away $112 million in grants to community organizations that provide suicide prevention services to veterans.

Tricare Providers Have Gone More Than a Year Without Payment. Now Some Are Getting Clawback Letters.

When Humana Military switched its claims processor from Wisconsin Physicians Service to PGBA on Jan. 1, 2025, the transition was supposed to be seamless. It was not.

Every Benefit Available to Surviving Military Spouses in 2026

The Department of Veterans Affairs provides benefits to surviving military spouses to help them rebuild their lives. Here is what is available in 2026.

Tricare Pharmacy Copays Changed in 2026. Here’s What You’re Paying Now and How to Pay Less.

Changes affecting Tricare home delivery and retail pharmacy copays took effect Jan. 1. Here is what you’re paying now, what changed, and how to keep your costs as low as possible.

As VA Looks Ahead to Dementia Needs, Study Finds Immune Cells Attack Alzheimer’s Plaques in Brain

Engineered immune cells targeted and reduced the toxic protein plaques that drive Alzheimer’s disease in a recent study. Alzheimer's and related dementias represent a growing crisis within the...

VA Study: Ozempic, Other GLP-1 Drugs May Fight Addiction Across Every Major Substance

For the more than 48 million Americans with substance use disorders, including a disproportionate share of veterans, GLP-1 drugs are not yet an approved addiction treatment.

Federal Lawsuit Challenges VA’s New Rule on Medication-Based Disability Ratings

Amid Biggest US Military Buildup Since 2003, What Service Members and Families Need to Do Right Now

Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation Application Closes March 1: What Families Need to Know

VA Won’t Enforce New Rule on Disability Ratings, Secretary Says. Congress Members Want It Rescinded

Army’s First Campus-Style Dining Venue Ushers in ‘Freedom Dollars’

New VA Rule Ties Disability Ratings to Medicated Symptoms, Drawing Fire From Veterans Groups

VA Launches Plan to Expand Dental Care Access for Veterans

Burial With Your Spouse in a National Cemetery: Here's What to Know

Military Chiropractors Treat More Than Just Back Pain

From Lizard Venom to Ozempic: How VA Research Changed Medicine

Space Force Education Programs: What Guardians Need to Know

Veterans Can Now Get VA Auto Grants Every 10 Years. Here's What Changed

VA's AI Tools Lack Patient Safety Oversight, Watchdog Warns

How the Korean War’s MASH Units Changed Combat Medicine Forever

How the Physician Assistant Field Arose from Military Medicine

2026 Guide to Pay and Allowances for Military Service Members, Veterans and Retirees

The Vietnam Veterans Who Fought for Modern PTSD Treatments

The Cost of Skipping Sick Call: How Active-Duty Service Members Can Protect Future VA Claims

Tricare After Active Duty: What Actually Happens to Your Health Insurance

Here’s Why January Is the Best Time to File Your VA Disability Claim

EMDR: The PTSD Treatment Many Veterans Don't Know the VA Offers

Why the Winter Blues Make PTSD Symptoms Worse and What Veterans Can Do About It

Veterans Often Overlook These VA Disability Claims: Secondary Conditions Explained

When Does the VA Cover Care at Non-VA Facilities?

When Home Feels Half Empty: Military Families Navigate Holiday Deployments

What's Open at VA During the Holidays? Here's What Veterans Need to Know

Military Families Finally Get More Money During Deployments

VA Doctors Can Finally Look You in the Eye, Thanks to a New AI Tool

Congress Pushes VA to Expand Use of AI to Flag Suicide Risk

Why Veterans’ 2.8% Disability Pay Raise Feels Smaller Than It Should

What Every Veteran Needs to Know About Medicare by Age 65

These FEDVIP Beneficiaries Must Choose a New Plan Now

Start Preparing for the Next Government Shutdown Now, Before It’s Too Late

This Is Trump’s Plan to End the War in Ukraine

Medal of Honor Recipient Emilio De La Garza Honored With New Memorial in Chicago

Tricare Demo in Two Cities Lets Users See a Specialist Without a Referral

Costs for Tricare Are Going Up in 2026

Payment-Deferred Commissary Purchases on MILITARY STAR Cards Extended Through November

Manage Household Utility Costs at Your New Base by Avoiding These Pitfalls

Tricare and FEDVIP Open Seasons Are on Time Following Shutdown. Here’s What to Know

How the Government Shutdown Impacts Veterans and the VA

Beyond The Virtual Visit: The Growing Reach of VA Telehealth in 2025

All Services Now Issue Form DD214-1 to Departing Reservists

Tricare Premiums vs. Enrollment Fees: Here's Why the Difference Matters

Understanding Your Tricare Catastrophic Cap

How to Change Tricare Coverage After a Qualifying Life Event – and Which QLEs Count

The VA Is Retroactively Increasing GI Bill Benefits for a Million Veterans. Here's How to Claim Them

Enroll in DoD's New Health Care Flexible Spending Accounts Starting March 3

Your Military Pay Raise for 2025, Plus Veterans Pension and BAH Updates

How Navy SEAL-Doctor-Astronaut Jonny Kim Used 'Generous' Military Benefits to Help His Career Take Off

This Dental Nonprofit Will Fix Veterans’ Teeth for Free

The Next Deadline for Backdated PACT Act Payments Is Coming Soon. Here’s What You Need to Know

VA Fertility Benefits for Military Veterans

Fertility Benefits for Active-Duty Service Members

Military Child Care Fees

Camp Lejeune Water Contamination: VA Benefits for Veterans and Families

The Deadline Is Approaching for PACT Act Claims and Lawsuits over Camp Lejeune Water Contamination

Just What Is Open Season, and Why Should You Care?

VA Health Care Enrollment Process