ALL_ once again “think” fantastic idea, as not each “individual” US DVA System such as Gulf Coast VA-VISN16 in fact has the same set or “standard” formulary available across the United States…..hummph…
As I believe someone stated in another post-thread this web-site “veterans” have seen “pharmaceutical representatives” (salespeople) at the US DVA Gulf Coast VA Mobile Alabama Outpatient Clinic visiting staff on Mental Health floor which should simply not have been case….
Furthermore, if one follows the link from above at Forums Transition Forum: Veterans Affairs and SSDI Veterans Affairs, SSDI, and other Benefits VA News Feeds “VA, Walgreens collaborate to improve care coordination for Veterans” Thread starter Physical Evaluation Board Forum Start date Friday at 11:52 AM
It leads one to:
“Office of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs-VA, Walgreens collaborate to improve care coordination for Veterans” August 17, 2018, 11:52:00 AM Printable Version Need Viewer Software? Web-address: https://www.va.gov/opa/pressrel/pressrelease.cfm?id=5095 accessed on 20 AUG 2018 appx. 1347 AM below [“italics” ] copied in entirety from listed US DVA website above:
[“VA, Walgreens collaborate to improve care coordination for Veterans
WASHINGTON — As part of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) efforts to improve care coordination for Veterans, the department is working with pharmacy services provider Walgreens to coordinate patient and pharmaceutical care for VA-enrolled patients.
With the click of a button, VA providers will be able to see the entire medication and immunization history of VA-enrolled patients who receive their prescription and immunization needs at Walgreens.
“This arrangement is the first of its kind and it’s a strong collaboration,” said VA Secretary Robert Wilkie. “Partnerships like this will help VA continue to improve the way we care for Veterans.”
As it expands its community care program, VA actively refines its ability to track medication prescribed by community providers. Prior to the arrangement, VA providers would ask patients to inform them about medications filled at Walgreens. With the VA-Walgreens exchange, VA providers can now easily view medications directly that are prescribed to VA-enrolled patients by community providers and filled at Walgreens pharmacies.
For the past five years, VA and Walgreens have partnered to provide flu shots at no cost for enrolled Veterans, improving vaccination rates and access to immunizations.
VA exchanges standards-based medical information securely and electronically with participating community health care partners, such as Walgreens, to ensure the best possible care coordination and medication management. Currently, VA exchanges health information with over 170 community health care partners, representing 1,288 hospitals, 537 Federally Qualified Health Centers, 261 nursing homes, 8,649 pharmacies (including over 8,000 Walgreens pharmacies) and over 22,431 clinics.
Additional information about the VA Health Information Exchange Program can be found online at www.va.gov/vler. ###”]
I believe “Walgreens” and not CVS, etc… is also the or a “preferred” provider now for TRICARE Express Scripts as well….. but hard to keep track of as “constantly” changes every so often……
Furthermore, know a “local” “Veteran” that has had nothing but problems at the local “Walgreens” Pharmacy, in say “Fairhope-AL” since was thrown into “heinous” 1-Star Gulf Coast VA System/VISN-16 long time ago…..
For those interested might want to see: PEBForum Forums Resources and Files Department of Defense Regulations “Express Scripts Issue's Fexofinidene (allegria) -All Vet's Retirees Out There-Question?????” as well as Forums Transition Forum: Veterans Affairs and SSDI Veterans Affairs, SSDI, and other Benefits VA News Feeds “Veterans TEE' up for 25th anniversary golf tournament sponsored by VA & DAV” for as stated in Post # 3 [From Post- #2 above- “Chaplain Gary Yarberry/[email protected](228)523-4359”- VET know Was told Chaplain Yarberry was in fact retired as well as “former” less than helpful “US DVA Caregiver Program Head” Loren Montgomery…but via Gulf Coast Web-sites…seems might be “re-hiring” those possibly forced leave- “retire” -Gulf Coast VA/VISN16, as other Federal Agencies are doing per various media…humph….]
Local veteran just received word during their VTC that in fact Gulf Coast VA System-VISN-16 is in fact “rehiring” or brining back some “less-than-helpful” employees…. Just as other Federal Agencies are in the media…..hummph… what does this solve at the 1-Star Gulf Coast VA System….??????
Also, I believe it was asked at other threads/post’s such as, perhaps: Forums PEB and Disability Evaluation System Overview Physical Evaluation Board System Overview News Feeds “Question about Title V provision in NDAA 2019”:
“How many US Military Senior NCO’s and Filed Grade Officers in the United States utilize US DVA Care in general and how many US Federal “elected” officials utilize the US DVA?” IMO- “leadership” by “example” is “supposedly” prized more than anything- particularly in combat, or used to be, and how can one truly understand an “issue” or problem, unless one set’s their own eyes-gaze on it regularly, and speaks “frankly” with those whom utilize all the time?????? I do believe a “former” US DVA Secretary, per media, themselves, got out on streets of huge Urban Center’s and spoke directly with “homeless” veterans- is this the “exception?” Furthermore, per whole “host” retired Field Grade and Senior NCO’s- IMO- some of whom, do not even utilize US DVA or for their own individual “agenda-intents and purposes” they “take” issue whole host of things like “Veteran Compensation” and/or other US Veteran’s benefits….. and what is worse make in some cases “policy” recommendations to those in local, State. Federal Government…..humph???????
Finally, -IMO- if the US DVA, is “good” enough for the “Primer” US Government’s State Department Officials, then should it not be good enough for ALL….. food for thought/discussion…perhaps?????
Well- hopefully, ALL- some things that might spawn some thought/discourse among US Peon Veteran’s out there….???????
PS: Might want to see “food-for” thought/example:
“The Wealth of Nations” from “google-ebook-free” and “Princeton University Library” for example only at web-address: https://books.google.com/books/abou...ver&source=kp_read_button#v=onepage&q&f=false accessed on 20 AUG 2018 appx. 1428 PM EDT
“AN INQUIRY INTO THE NATURE AND CAUSES OF THE WEALTH OF NATIONS” by Adam Smith “AN ELECTRONIC CLASSICS SERIES PUBLICATION” for example only at web-address: https://eet.pixel-online.org/files/etranslation/original/The Wealth of Nations.pdf accessed on 20 AUG 2018 appx. 1430 PM EDT (see attached file downloaded from cited web-address above “The Wealth of Nations.pdf”)
Or all just might be as at YouTube Video search words-“pink panther is this your dog” at web-address for example only: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=pink+panther+is+this+your+dog and further from above menu- “Does your dog bite? / Do you have a 'reum'?” at YouTube Video, for example only, web-address:
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnXtuktNdlM
(accessed on 20 AUG 2018 appx. 1437 PM EDT)
ANYBODY ELSE HAVING DIFFICULTIES THIS SITE>>?????
As I believe someone stated in another post-thread this web-site “veterans” have seen “pharmaceutical representatives” (salespeople) at the US DVA Gulf Coast VA Mobile Alabama Outpatient Clinic visiting staff on Mental Health floor which should simply not have been case….
Furthermore, if one follows the link from above at Forums Transition Forum: Veterans Affairs and SSDI Veterans Affairs, SSDI, and other Benefits VA News Feeds “VA, Walgreens collaborate to improve care coordination for Veterans” Thread starter Physical Evaluation Board Forum Start date Friday at 11:52 AM
It leads one to:
“Office of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs-VA, Walgreens collaborate to improve care coordination for Veterans” August 17, 2018, 11:52:00 AM Printable Version Need Viewer Software? Web-address: https://www.va.gov/opa/pressrel/pressrelease.cfm?id=5095 accessed on 20 AUG 2018 appx. 1347 AM below [“italics” ] copied in entirety from listed US DVA website above:
[“VA, Walgreens collaborate to improve care coordination for Veterans
WASHINGTON — As part of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) efforts to improve care coordination for Veterans, the department is working with pharmacy services provider Walgreens to coordinate patient and pharmaceutical care for VA-enrolled patients.
With the click of a button, VA providers will be able to see the entire medication and immunization history of VA-enrolled patients who receive their prescription and immunization needs at Walgreens.
“This arrangement is the first of its kind and it’s a strong collaboration,” said VA Secretary Robert Wilkie. “Partnerships like this will help VA continue to improve the way we care for Veterans.”
As it expands its community care program, VA actively refines its ability to track medication prescribed by community providers. Prior to the arrangement, VA providers would ask patients to inform them about medications filled at Walgreens. With the VA-Walgreens exchange, VA providers can now easily view medications directly that are prescribed to VA-enrolled patients by community providers and filled at Walgreens pharmacies.
For the past five years, VA and Walgreens have partnered to provide flu shots at no cost for enrolled Veterans, improving vaccination rates and access to immunizations.
VA exchanges standards-based medical information securely and electronically with participating community health care partners, such as Walgreens, to ensure the best possible care coordination and medication management. Currently, VA exchanges health information with over 170 community health care partners, representing 1,288 hospitals, 537 Federally Qualified Health Centers, 261 nursing homes, 8,649 pharmacies (including over 8,000 Walgreens pharmacies) and over 22,431 clinics.
Additional information about the VA Health Information Exchange Program can be found online at www.va.gov/vler. ###”]
I believe “Walgreens” and not CVS, etc… is also the or a “preferred” provider now for TRICARE Express Scripts as well….. but hard to keep track of as “constantly” changes every so often……
Furthermore, know a “local” “Veteran” that has had nothing but problems at the local “Walgreens” Pharmacy, in say “Fairhope-AL” since was thrown into “heinous” 1-Star Gulf Coast VA System/VISN-16 long time ago…..
For those interested might want to see: PEBForum Forums Resources and Files Department of Defense Regulations “Express Scripts Issue's Fexofinidene (allegria) -All Vet's Retirees Out There-Question?????” as well as Forums Transition Forum: Veterans Affairs and SSDI Veterans Affairs, SSDI, and other Benefits VA News Feeds “Veterans TEE' up for 25th anniversary golf tournament sponsored by VA & DAV” for as stated in Post # 3 [From Post- #2 above- “Chaplain Gary Yarberry/[email protected](228)523-4359”- VET know Was told Chaplain Yarberry was in fact retired as well as “former” less than helpful “US DVA Caregiver Program Head” Loren Montgomery…but via Gulf Coast Web-sites…seems might be “re-hiring” those possibly forced leave- “retire” -Gulf Coast VA/VISN16, as other Federal Agencies are doing per various media…humph….]
Local veteran just received word during their VTC that in fact Gulf Coast VA System-VISN-16 is in fact “rehiring” or brining back some “less-than-helpful” employees…. Just as other Federal Agencies are in the media…..hummph… what does this solve at the 1-Star Gulf Coast VA System….??????
Also, I believe it was asked at other threads/post’s such as, perhaps: Forums PEB and Disability Evaluation System Overview Physical Evaluation Board System Overview News Feeds “Question about Title V provision in NDAA 2019”:
“How many US Military Senior NCO’s and Filed Grade Officers in the United States utilize US DVA Care in general and how many US Federal “elected” officials utilize the US DVA?” IMO- “leadership” by “example” is “supposedly” prized more than anything- particularly in combat, or used to be, and how can one truly understand an “issue” or problem, unless one set’s their own eyes-gaze on it regularly, and speaks “frankly” with those whom utilize all the time?????? I do believe a “former” US DVA Secretary, per media, themselves, got out on streets of huge Urban Center’s and spoke directly with “homeless” veterans- is this the “exception?” Furthermore, per whole “host” retired Field Grade and Senior NCO’s- IMO- some of whom, do not even utilize US DVA or for their own individual “agenda-intents and purposes” they “take” issue whole host of things like “Veteran Compensation” and/or other US Veteran’s benefits….. and what is worse make in some cases “policy” recommendations to those in local, State. Federal Government…..humph???????
Finally, -IMO- if the US DVA, is “good” enough for the “Primer” US Government’s State Department Officials, then should it not be good enough for ALL….. food for thought/discussion…perhaps?????
Well- hopefully, ALL- some things that might spawn some thought/discourse among US Peon Veteran’s out there….???????
PS: Might want to see “food-for” thought/example:
“The Wealth of Nations” from “google-ebook-free” and “Princeton University Library” for example only at web-address: https://books.google.com/books/abou...ver&source=kp_read_button#v=onepage&q&f=false accessed on 20 AUG 2018 appx. 1428 PM EDT
“AN INQUIRY INTO THE NATURE AND CAUSES OF THE WEALTH OF NATIONS” by Adam Smith “AN ELECTRONIC CLASSICS SERIES PUBLICATION” for example only at web-address: https://eet.pixel-online.org/files/etranslation/original/The Wealth of Nations.pdf accessed on 20 AUG 2018 appx. 1430 PM EDT (see attached file downloaded from cited web-address above “The Wealth of Nations.pdf”)
Or all just might be as at YouTube Video search words-“pink panther is this your dog” at web-address for example only: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=pink+panther+is+this+your+dog and further from above menu- “Does your dog bite? / Do you have a 'reum'?” at YouTube Video, for example only, web-address:
(accessed on 20 AUG 2018 appx. 1437 PM EDT)
ANYBODY ELSE HAVING DIFFICULTIES THIS SITE>>?????