Veterans Health Care and Benefits Seminar

When: Saturday, Oct. 5^th Start time 10:30 AM until approx 2:30 PM?

Location:  Wilcox American Legion (Clarion Street, Wilcox, PA)

Focus: How the VA Health care system works (Come with your questions – Extensive Q & A Sessions)

Topics:

·         VA Healthcare / Eligibility

·         Enrollment (Enrollment team will be present to take/process enrollments)

·         Affordable Care Act and Impacts on Veterans and VA Health Care

·         My HealtheVet (Enrollment services will be offered)

·         Priority groups/Fee Basis/ Emergencies

·         Payments                

·         Traveling with VA Medical Benefits

·         Means Testing

·         VA Benefits and Claims Counseling

·         Medical services which will include health screenings by health care professionals (Dependant on personnel availability)

This event will be jointly hosted and will have representatives from:

·         Altoona and Erie VA Medical Centers

·         OIF/OEF Veterans Coordinators

·         Warren Vet Center

·         Women’s VA Health Services

·         County Veterans Directors

·         Veterans Service Officers (American Legion/VFW)

·         Veterans Employment Representative Staff from Career Link - PA Dept of Labor and industry

Organizer POCs:

Barry D Brown, Local Veterans Employment Representative, Pa CareerLink Elk County

Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry

245 Depot Street St. Marys Pa. 15857

Phone 814-834-2857-ext.206 Fax 814-781-7872

E-Mail  barrybrown@pa.gov

Byron Sutton,Veterans Employment Representative/DVOP, PA CareerLink McKean County

Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry

40 Davis Street, Bradford, PA  16701

Phone:  814-363-9100  Ext. 10

bysutton@pa.gov