Critical veteran mental health care at risk due to Tricare payment issues, clinicians say

Critical veteran mental health care at risk due to Tricare payment issues, clinicians say

Health care providers serving veterans and their families across Virginia say they are missing thousands of dollars — with some having already gone out of business or are close to it — due to Tricare insurance reimbursements being stalled for months, leaving clients without critical mental health services. The stalled payments are apparently the result of a change to Tricare’s billing processing system that began Jan. 1. Under the new system, li…

Governor Ivey Signs Senate Bill 40 Promoting Veteran Mental Health – …

MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Monday signed Senate Bill 40, sponsored by state Sen. Keith Kelley and state Rep. Russell Bedsole, to promote voluntary and temporary firearm storage to reduce suicide rates for residents.Governor Ivey was joined by Major General David Pritchett, adjutant general for the Alabama National Guard, Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs [...]