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Staying Power: Marines Call Wounded Care Highest Priority After War (www.defenselink.mil)

Marine Lt. Gen. Ronald S. Coleman, deputy commandant for manpower and reserve affairs, spoke with American Forces Press Service about the Marine Corps’ wounded warrior care program and the Corps’... More

Tags: wounded warriors,health care,us military,wars,afghanistan,iraq,wounded warrior regiment,marine corps

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Program Addresses Wounded, Ill, Injured Servicemembers’ Needs (www.defenselink.mil)

More than 1,900 wounded servicemen and women have benefited from their enrollment in a specialized health program to meet their unique needs during their rehabilitative process. “As we began... More

Tags: health net federal services,dot mil docs,servicemembers,health care,rehabilitation,tricare,defense department

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Online town hall to discuss wounded care (www.marinecorpstimes.com)

Defense health care officials began accepting advance questions on Friday for an online town hall meeting scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 19, to talk about medical programs and services for wounded... More

Tags: department of defense,health care,online town hall

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Obama supports advance funding for VA (www.militarytimes.com)

President-elect Barack Obama promised days before the Nov. 4 election that his administration would support the idea of approving veterans’ funding one year in advance in an effort to avoid... More

Tags: barack obama,veterans,va,veterans affairs,american federation of government employees,funding,budget,health care

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Action Is Sought to Ensure Timely Financing for V.A. (www.nytimes.com)

As the veterans’ health system strains to handle a growing caseload, a move is under way in Congress to avoid yearly delays in financing that can hamper the medical care of the nation’s veterans.

Tags: congress,veterans,veterans administration,health care,department of veterans affairs

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"Another Walter Reed-Type Scandal" (www.motherjones.com) TMC

Soldiers at the military hospital languished in part due to incompatible databases and dismal record keeping. Welcome to the Pentagon's $20 billion medical-records boondoggle.

Tags: tmc,mother jones,health care,walter reed

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