Veterans Affairs Agency Waives Doctor Copays for Native Veterans

The Department of Veterans Affairs will waive all copays for eligible Native Americans in an effort to boost use of primary care medicine among the underserved population

The Department of Veterans Affairs said it would waive all copays for eligible American Indian and Alaska Native veterans, in an effort to boost use of primary-care medicine among“It’s no mystery to a lot of

people that healthcare is sometimes hard to come by in many Native American communities,” said Travis Trueblood, director of tribal health for the VA, adding that this policy tries to help address that discrepancy.

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