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My HealtheVet Secure Messaging improves Veteran health care experience

April 30, 2022 Sharika Soukup

It’s no secret that effective communication promotes a better health care experience. Fortunately, VA’s Connected Care virtual health technologies, such as Secure Messaging through My HealtheVet, make it easier for Veterans to communicate with their providers between appointments. Before this technology, patient interactions with their providers were limited to scheduled appointment times. Thanks to Secure…

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Organic CBD oil at ICanna in Ames, Iowa, created by Iraq War veteran

April 18, 2022 Sharika Soukup

Mat Miller is leading the way and he’s happy to do it. “I’m the only guy. It’s been almost a year, and there’s nobody else doing this in Iowa,” said Miller, a longtime Ames resident and Boone High grad. Miller, an Iowa native and Iraq War veteran, owns the Ames-based company, ICanna, and is the only…

Wounded veteran awaiting trial in health care fraud case dies in federal custody

February 20, 2022 Sharika Soukup

Springfield, Missouri – An Army veteran who was scheduled to go to trial in San Antonio later this year for health care fraud has died while in federal custody, officials confirmed Tuesday. Justin Perez-Gorda, 33, died Jan. 29 while being treated at a medical center for federal prisoners in Springfield, Missouri, a spokesperson for the…

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New Montana VA clinic named after Doolittle Raid Veteran

February 5, 2022 Sharika Soukup

Missoula-area Veterans will now receive care in the new, state-of-the-art David J. Thatcher VA Clinic. Montana VA held a grand opening ceremony on January 28 and the first day of patient care will be February 1. The clinic is named in honor of Montanan and Army Air Corps tail gunner David J. Thatcher who was…

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