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VA Community Care Resources
Source-backed guidance on the Veterans Community Care Program, including eligibility and access standards, referrals and authorizations, the Community Care Network, scheduling, continued care, provider arrangements, billing, and related care-coordination issues.
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- What Is VA Community Care? When Veterans Can Get Care Outside VA
- VA Community Care vs. the Community Care Network (CCN)
- Who Is a Covered Veteran for VA Community Care?
- VA Health Care vs. Private Insurance vs. Community Care
- Community Care vs. Urgent Care vs. Emergency Care: What's Different?
- VA CCN Regions: What Optum and TriWest Do for Community Care
- VA Community Care Terms Explained in Plain English
Who Qualifies
- Who Qualifies for VA Community Care? The 6 Eligibility Rules
- Best Medical Interest: How It Qualifies You for Community Care
- Can Travel Burden or Your Health Qualify You for Community Care?
- Community Care When a VA Service Line Falls Short on Quality
- Moving With VA Health Care: What Happens to Your Community Care
- Can VA Deny Community Care Even If You Meet an Eligibility Rule?
Wait-Time & Drive-Time Standards
Mental Health
- VA Community Care Access Rules for Mental Health Care
- VA Community Care Therapy Referrals and Getting More Sessions
- VA Community Care Psychiatry and Medication Management Referrals
- Can You Keep Your Current Therapist Through VA Community Care?
- How Telehealth Affects VA Community Care for Mental Health
- Can You Get Substance Use Treatment Through VA Community Care?
- MST-Related Care Through VA: Who Qualifies and What It Costs
- Vet Centers vs. VA Community Care: What's the Difference?
- Presumptive VA Care for Psychosis and Other Mental Illness