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VA to Offer Free Treatment to US Military Veterans in ‘Acute Suicidal Crisis’

VA to Offer Free Treatment to US Military Veterans in ‘Acute Suicidal Crisis’
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs building in Washington, on July 22, 2019. Alastair Pike/AFP via Getty Images
Jeff Louderback
Jeff Louderback
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1/16/2023|Updated: 1/16/2023
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U.S. military veterans in “acute suicidal crisis” can get free emergency health care at any Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) or non-VA health care facility, starting on Jan. 17, the agency reported.

The new policy allows veterans to access inpatient or crisis residential care for up to 30 days and outpatient treatment for as many as 90 days, according to a VA statement.

Jeff Louderback
Jeff Louderback
Reporter
Jeff Louderback covers major news and politics, including the Make America Healthy Again movement and regenerative farming. Since joining The Epoch Times in 2022, he has covered national elections, the Robert F. Kennedy Jr. presidential campaign, the East Palestine train derailment, and the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina. Jeff has 30-plus years of professional experience as a reporter, editor, and author.
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