Ever heard some one who SAYS she's a female vet but whine about having to pay for a mammogram or a pab smear or other health care. Well, tell her to STOP WHINING ! The VA offers low to no cost health care to female vets or retirees ! If she's REALLY ever been in the military, retired or discharged under other than DISHONORABLE circumstances, she's got a 99% chance of getting assistance from the VA especially if she can PROVE she has no or next to no income.
http://www1.va.gov/wvhp/
The Women Veterans Health Strategic Health Care Group promotes the health, welfare and dignity of women veterans and their families by ensuring access to timely, sensitive, quality health care.
At each VA Medical Center, a Women Veterans Program Manager is assigned to assist women veterans. If you are a woman veteran interested in receiving care at VA, contact the nearest VA Medical Center and ask for the Women Veterans Program Manager. She can help coordinate all the services you may need, from Medical Services to Mental Health to Sexual Abuse Counseling.
The Women Veterans Health Strategic Health Care Group is part of the Office of Public Health and Enviromental Hazards (OPHEH)
Who is Eligible for VA Health Care
Eligibility for most veterans’ health care benefits is based solely on active military service in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, or Coast Guard (or Merchant Marines during WW II), and discharged under other than dishonorable conditions.
Reservists and National Guard members who were called to active duty by a Federal Executive Order may qualify for VA health care benefits. Returning service members, including Reservists and National Guard members who served on active duty in a theater of combat operations have special eligibility for hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care for two years following discharge from active duty.
Health Care eligibility is not just for those who served in combat.
Other groups may be eligible for some health benefits.
Veteran’s health care is not just for service-connected injuries or medical conditions.
Veteran’s health care facilities are not just for men only. VA offers full-service health care to women veterans.
Click here to get started in determining your eligibility for VA health care benefits
There's even a brochure ...http://www1.va.gov/opa/vadocs/current_benefits.asp
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