Latest "VA telehealth" stories

VA telehealth appointments may complicate vets’ community care options

Department leaders are looking into whether eligibility rules for outside care should change if online medical appointments are available.

By Leo Shane III

15 months ago

Two years of COVID for VA: 609,000 cases, 21,000 deaths

Department officials expect to be monitoring virus cases indefinitely, but are hopeful it will eventually become more of a nuisance than public health threat.

By Leo Shane III

22 months ago

SECVA: Vaccines are the only way to ‘return to normal life’

More than 500 VA patients have died from COVID-related illnesses since the start of August.

By Leo Shane III

2 years ago

VA telehealth options here to stay, secretary vows

Use of online medical appointments among VA patients skyrocketed during the pandemic.

By Leo Shane III

2 years ago

VA’s active coronavirus cases reach record level

Nearly 6,700 department patients are dealing with the fast-spreading virus.

By Leo Shane III

3 years ago

VA takes major modernization step in central Ohio

The VA has been transforming how veterans access high-quality health care through innovative programs, says the author of this commentary.

By Pamela J. Powers

3 years ago