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VA expands health care eligibility for nondisabled
Jun 15, 4:00 PM (ET)
By KIMBERLY HEFLING
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Veterans Affairs Department opened the doors of its health care system Monday to about 266,000 nondisabled veterans with moderate incomes, some of whom have been shut out of those benefits.
The veterans eligible are from a category known as "Priority 8." They have no illnesses or injuries attributed to their military service, and they earn more than the average wage in their communities.
Enrollment previously was denied to them because of a cost-savings move in 2003. Under a new regulation, some, but not all who fall in this category, will now be eligible.
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090615/D98RAGGO0.html
Jun 15, 4:00 PM (ET)
By KIMBERLY HEFLING
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Veterans Affairs Department opened the doors of its health care system Monday to about 266,000 nondisabled veterans with moderate incomes, some of whom have been shut out of those benefits.
The veterans eligible are from a category known as "Priority 8." They have no illnesses or injuries attributed to their military service, and they earn more than the average wage in their communities.
Enrollment previously was denied to them because of a cost-savings move in 2003. Under a new regulation, some, but not all who fall in this category, will now be eligible.
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090615/D98RAGGO0.html