More Care With The VA; Some is Free!

Listen in to this important show. If you’re a Veteran or caring for one, the US government has a ton of benefits available to help you.  Listen in as my guests from the US Veteran’s Administration share information on some incredibly valuable benefits, that you may not know of, that are available to you, your mom, dad, or spouse. 

Here are a few examples:

• Additional pension and financial support (based on need and
• service)
• Respite care for caregivers of a veteran for up to 20 days per year
• Free burial in a Federal Military cemetery and financial support if buried in a private cemetery
• In-home care services
• Nursing home and rehab care
• Some financial support for private care facility living
• Special veteran-directed care
• Medical care equipment including incontinent supplies, medical beds, walkers, hearing aids, and more!
• Prescription medications
• Special hospice care program
• Home health aides and a homemaker support program
• A fiduciary program if your family member is unable to manage their own bills and financial situation
• And much more!

Links and phone numbers:

• Veteran Benefits Administration
• VA Pension Benefits and how to apply for them
• Elderly benefits for Veterans
• Geriatric and Extended Care support for Veterans
• Support for caregivers of Veterans
• Free help filling out VA Claim Forms: call 1-800-827-1000
• Veteran Crisis Hotline: Dial 988 then press the number 1 when the phone is answered.

Guests:

Kevin J. Friel: Kevin was appointed as Deputy Director of the Pension and Fiduciary Service on June 24, 2018. The Pension and Fiduciary Service Staff is responsible for oversite and administering the pension, dependency and indemnity compensation, and fiduciary programs to include the development of policy and procedures, performance of quality reviews, creation of required training, and development of processing system functional requirements. In 2021, the pension program paid over $3.7B to over 334,000 beneficiaries composed of both Veterans and their survivors, and the fiduciary program provided benefit protection to over 121,000 beneficiaries whose disabilities limited their ability to manage their VA benefits, which exceeded $2.9B. Additionally, Pension and Fiduciary Service provides oversight and administration of Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) benefits, providing over $7.7B in DIC benefits to over 460,000 eligible survivors.

Dr. Scotte R. Hartronft, MD, MBA, CPE, FACP, FACHE: Dr. Hartronft is a Board Certified Senior Physician Executive with experience in large, complex integrated health systems and has had a professional presence...