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VA Medical Care
The VA Medical Center is located at 500 Foothill Dr Salt Lake City, UT local phone number is 582-1565, toll free 1-800-613-4012.
In order to use the VA Health Care system you must be eligible and enrolled. You may enroll online here http://www1.va.gov/health/index.asp and get more information on VA Health Care.
Eligibility is based on service and income. Veterans with service connected disabilities are always eligible for no cost treatement for those service connected conditions. The best way to determine your eligibility is to fill out the enrollment application or contact the enrollment office at the VA Medical Center.
The VA-Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs) in Utah are as follows:
- Ogden, Utah - Ogden VA Outpatient Clinic
982 Chambers St, South Ogden, Ut., 84403
(801) 479-4105 Fax (801) 584-2590 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. M-F - Orem, Utah - Timpanogos Regional Hospital
Timpanogos Medical Office Building
740 West 800 North, Suite 440, 84057
(801) 235-0953 Fax (801) 584-2594 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. M-F - Roosevelt, Utah - VA Outpatient Clinic
Northeastern Utah Medical Group
210 West 300 North (75-3)
(435) 725-2082 Fax (801) 584-5652 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. M-F - St. George, Utah - VA Outpatient Center
1067 E. Tabernacle, Suite #7
St. George, UT 84770
(435) 634-7608 Fax (435) 584-2592 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. M-F - Nephi, Utah - South Central Community Based Outpatient Clinic
Central Valley Medical Center
48 West 1500 North Nephi, UT 84648 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. M-TH - Fountain Green, Utah South Central Community Based Outpatient Clinic
300 West 300 South, Fountain Green, UT, 84632 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. MON-TUES-THURS-FRI
OUT OF UTAH - Ely, Nevada - William B. Ririe Clinic
#6 Steptoe Circle, Ely, NV 89301 (775) 289-3612 Fax (801) 584-5673 8:00 a.m. TO 4:30 p.m. M-F - Green River, Wyoming - VA Outpatient Clinic
Castle Rock Medical Center 1400 Uintah Drive
(307) 875-6010 Fax (307) 875-7000 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. M-F - Pocatello, Idaho - Pocatello VA Outpatient Clinic
1651 Alvin Ricken Drive
(208) 232-6214 Fax 1856 (VAMC direct) 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. M-F
Counseling Information
There are multiple resources for Veterans and Family members for counseling, below are few state and federal programs:
- Vet Centers provide readjustment counseling and outreach services to all veterans who served in any combat zone. Services are also available for their family members for military related issues. Veterans have earned these benefits through their service and all are provided at no cost to the veteran or family.
Salt Lake City Vet Center Phone: (801)-584-1294 Fax: (801)-487-6243 1354 E 3300 S Salt Lake City
Provo Phone: (801)-377-1117 Fax: (801)-377-0227
1807 No. 1120 West
Provo, UT 84604 - Military One Source Whether its help with child care, personal finances, emotional support during deployments, relocation information, or resources needed for special circumstances, Military OneSource is there for military personnel and their families... 24/7/365!
Our services are available by phone, and online. When you call Military OneSource, you'll talk to a master's level consultant, trained to offer confidential support and practical solutions.
http://www.militaryonesource.com/skins/MOS/home.aspx
1-800-342-9647 - VA Suicide Prevention Hotline- Suicide is the 11th most frequent cause of death in the U.S. — someone dies from suicide every 16 minutes. Suicidal ideas and attempts to harm oneself are the result of problems that may seem like they can't be fixed. Together, Vet Centers and VA Medical Centers stand ready to reach out and help veterans at risk for suicide. Seek professional help...Call the toll-free National Suicide Prevention hotline and indicate you are a veteran. You'll be immediately connected to VA suicide prevention and mental health professionals.
We can help! If you feel you are in crisis, call the Suicide hotline 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
VA Health Care Medicare Part D
Veterans and the New Medicare Prescription Drug Benefits Beginning January 1, 2006, Medicare prescription drug coverage (Medicare Part D) becomes available to everyone with Medicare Part A or B coverage. Veterans who choose to participate may sign up for Medicare's new prescription drug coverage starting November 15, 2005, through May 15, 2006. The Medicare prescription drug coverage is wholly voluntary on the part of the participant. Each individual must decide whether to participate based on his or her own circumstances.
How This Affects You
You must decide whether to enroll in a Medicare Part D plan based on your own situation. Your VA prescription drug coverage will not change based on your decision to participate in Medicare Part D.
If your spouse is covered by Medicare, he or she must decide whether to enroll in a Medicare Part D plan regardless of your decision to participate.
VA prescription drug coverage is considered by Medicare to be at least as good as Medicare Part D coverage ("creditable coverage").
What Does "Creditable Coverage" Mean?
Most entities that currently provide prescription drug coverage to Medicare beneficiaries, including VA, must disclose whether the entity's coverage is "creditable prescription drug coverage." Enrollment in the VA health care system is creditable coverage. This means that VA prescription drug coverage is at least as good as the Medicare Part D coverage.
Because they have creditable coverage, veterans enrolled in the VA health care program who choose not to enroll in a Medicare Part D plan before May 15, 2006, will not have to pay a higher premium on a permanent basis ("late enrollment penalty") if they enroll in a Medicare drug plan during a later enrollment period.
However, if you disenroll in VA health care or if you lose your
enrollment status through no fault of your own (such as an enrollment decision by VA that would further restrict access to certain Priority Groups), you may be subject to the late enrollment penalty unless you enroll in a Medicare Part D plan within 62 days of losing your VA coverage.
If you are a veteran who is or who becomes a patient or inmate in an institution of another government agency (for example, a state veterans home, a state mental institution, a jail, or a corrections facility), you may not have creditable coverage from VA while in that institution. If you think this applies to you, please contact the institution where you reside, the VA Health Benefits Service Center at 1 877-222-VETS (8387), or your local VA medical facility.
Bottom Line: if you use the VA for your medical and prescription needs, your prescription drug coverage is better than Part D, and you may not need to sign-up for the Medicare Part D program. If for some reason in the future you are no longer eligible for VA prescription drug coverage then at that time you can sign up for Part D without penalty.