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Community providers: VA urgent care network change

Posted on Thursday, November 12, 2020 6:00 pmNovember 10, 2020 Posted in Health, Top Stories by VAntage Point Contributor 11k views

Important changes that require Community Providers to establish a contract with either Optum or TriWest to …

How a partnership-funded, lung cancer screening saved one Veteran’s life

Posted on Thursday, November 12, 2020 4:00 pmNovember 12, 2020 Posted in Health, Top Stories by VAntage Point Contributor 3k views

Mitchell Caviness enlisted in the Army at 17 and immediately took up smoking “to fit in.” Nearly …

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Joe Vandever: Navajo Code Talker

Posted on Thursday, November 12, 2020 2:00 pmSeptember 18, 2020 Posted in AVS by VAntage Point Contributor 2k views

Joe Vandever was drafted into the Marine Corps to serve as a Navajo Code Talker during World War II.

Coast Guard Veteran Shirley H. Reagor is today's Veteran of the Day.

#VeteranOfTheDay Coast Guard Veteran Shirley H. Reagor

Posted on Thursday, November 12, 2020 11:30 amNovember 4, 2020 Posted in Veteran of the Day by VAntage Point Contributor 1k views

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Coast Guard Veteran Shirley H. Reagor, who served during World War II as part …

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Transforming Veteran stories into art

Posted on Thursday, November 12, 2020 10:00 amNovember 18, 2020 Posted in Health by VAntage Point Contributor 689 views

Can the arts help Veterans heal? That’s just one of the questions explored through a creative learning …

Dean Kamen at the VHA Innovation Experience

The Innovation Experience brought partnerships to the forefront

Posted on Thursday, November 12, 2020 9:00 amNovember 9, 2020 Posted in Health, Top Stories, VA Innovations by Matthew Razak 609 views

Last week the VHA Innovation Ecosystem (VHA IE) held the third annual VHA Innovation Experience (iEX), …