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LVMAC Tidbit — Department of Banking and Securities Offers Financial Management Conference

Register for 9 June Event Now

Although originally created to address a Pennsylvania Guard “Family” need, the program has application to veterans and their families as well. In fact, the Pennsylvania’s Department of Banking and Securities is offering the event to both groups. Click here to go directly to the registration site. After attending, give us your feedback. Perhaps an event can be arranged in the Lehigh Valley in the future, if we hear good words about it. (more…)

By LVMAC, 8 years ago

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LVMAC Tidbit — Do You Know About Operation Homefront’s Mission2Honor?

During Military Appreciation Month, Operation Homefront is asking for your help in various ways to recognize our military families and thank them for their service. It is more than about fundraising. As a note, this is one national organization with a primary mission of serving military families (and recently disabled Read more…

By LVMAC, 8 years ago

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LVMAC Tidbit — Free Tickets for Military Appreciation Day at Coca Cola Park

From: Jones, Samuel Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2017 12:29 PM Subject: Vet Intel and New JPs 5 18 17 Afternoon, May 29th is Military Appreciation Day at Coca Cola Park and LTC (RET) Frank D. Nacci, of Nacci printing, has graciously given me tickets to share with fellow veterans and Read more…

By LVMAC, 8 years ago

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LVMAC Tidbit — Another “Veterans as Prey” Fraud Scam

The Veterans Choice Program has been beset with problems. While the program is actually improving, a phone scam has now occurred to add to the VA’s and clients’ frustrations with the program. Someone is after your credit card number. Why would the VA be asking that?

See below. One key thing to remember is that while many VA numbers start with 1-800, not all do, and the Veterans Choice Program is one of them — it uses a 1-866 prefix.

By LVMAC, 8 years ago

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LVMAC Tidbit — Rep. Dent and Sec. Shulkin discuss VA healthcare; LVMAC was there

What was not mentioned is Alexander Alex, the co-chair of our Healthcare in Our Community initiative, pressed for a health delivery system similar to TRICARE, the Department of Defense healthcare system. See also yesterday’s blog article on the extension of the Veterans Choice program. ### As of 14 April 2017

By LVMAC, 8 years ago

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LVMAC Tidbit — Wilkes-Barre VA seeks to establish a Veteran and Family Advisory Council

May be heavily hospital-oriented initially, but it is also a way to feed new thoughts to the staff about customer service and events elsewhere. A vast portion of their activities are outside that pleasure dome known as Wilkes-Barre VA Hospital. Yes, it is an old idea with a face lift, Read more…

By LVMAC, 8 years ago

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LVMAC Tidbit — Finally, a Lehigh Valley Boots to Business Workshop

Date: June 2^nd, 2017
Location: CareerLink 555 Union Blvd. Allentown, PA
Time: 8:00 am- 4:30 pm

Register at: https://sbavets.force.com

For questions, contact: Shannon Degiglio, (610) 382-3082, shannon.degiglio@sba.gov

By LVMAC, 8 years ago

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LVMAC Tidbit — Baby Boomer Vet? Get your Hep-C screening

By LVMAC, 8 years ago

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LVMAC Tidbit — VA’s new online tool helps Veterans make informed health care decision: VAntage Point

This is a step forward which local health networks might want to emulate. They should at least participate. Regardless of the controversy which stimulated it, such willingness on the part of the VA to be transparent should prove useful to toward improving the quality of and the understanding of the Read more…

By LVMAC, 8 years ago

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LVMAC Tidbit — 2016 marks first year of zero combat amputations since the start of the Afghan, Iraq wars | Health.mil

An analysis by the Medical Surveillance Monthly Report (MSMR) recently reported 2016 marks the first year of zero combat amputations since the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq began. Source: 2016 marks first year of zero combat amputations since the start of the Afghan, Iraq wars | Health.mil ### As of Read more…

By LVMAC, 8 years ago