Exposure Team-Health Outcomes Military Exposures(VET-HOME) program using telehealth to serve Veterans with military environmental exposures.
August 2023, marks the one-year anniversary of the PACT Act being signed by President Biden. It is the largest expansion of VA benefits.
In response to extensive feedback from Veterans and service members, VA’s changes to the registry help greatly reduce the burden of participation.
The Office of Patient Care Services (PCS) in Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is dedicated to ensuring the full continuum of health care, which comprises health promotion, disease prevention, diagnostics, therapeutic and rehabilitative care, recovery and palliative care. PCS provides care through policy and program development that promotes dignity and respect, and is achieved by utilizing innovative approaches and technologies through interdisciplinary collaboration both within and outside of VA.
VA has a history of providing exceptional and groundbreaking care. The VA Priorities and Strategic Enablers stand on the mission, vision and values of VA.
VA’s health care priorities identify key areas to focus our resources, time and attention going forward for the next years. These six VA health care priorities are the top–level strategic and operational advancements of the greatest importance that must be achieved by VA. They are intended to be clear and actionable achievements that deserve our top performance, our focused commitment, and the best use of our available resources.
Strategic Enablers are foundational to every decision we make in supporting VHA’s long–range goals. They are informed by comprehensive public and private reports, as well as Veteran Service Organizations (VSOs), Congress, unions and other partners.
| VHA Health Care Priorities | Strategic Enablers |
| - Hire faster and more competitively. | - Retain, invest in, and support our people. |
| - Connect Veterans to the soonest and best care. | - Scale best practices and drive innovation. |
| - Serve Veterans with toxic exposure. | - Improve our technology systems and workflows. |
| - Accelerate our journey to High Reliability. | - Drive equity for women, minority and LGBTQ+ Veterans. |
| - Support Veterans’ whole health, their caregivers, and survivors. | - Modernize our facilities into the future. |
| - Prevent Veteran suicide. | - Partner with VSOs, states, advocates, and interagency. |
Lean More about: Veterans Health Administration (VHA) - VA Health Care Priorities
View the VA Health Care Priorities Brochure (PDF)
PCS AccomplishmentsPatient Care Services (PCS) 2022 Accomplishments. Patient Care Services (PCS) has yet another opportunity to further VA’s mission to provide the world-class health care our Veterans have earned and deserve. VHA is focused on outcomes for Veterans. With access, advocacy, outcomes and excellence as our fundamental principles, PCS strives to help set the bar on VHA’s six health care priorities.
Learn more about PCS 2022 Accomplishments.
LGBTQ+ VeteranAccess to Services and Benefits
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) welcomes all Veterans, families, caregivers, and survivor beneficiaries, including diverse gender identities and sexual orientations. VA is dedicated to being a leader in health care for LGBTQ+ Veterans. VA provides comprehensive care for LGBTQ+ Veterans . Learn More.
How do I access services for LGBTQ+ Health at VA?
A great place to start is to contact the LGBTQ+ Veteran Care Coordinator at your local VA facility. Every VA facility has an LGBTQ+ Veteran Care Coordinator (LGBTQ+ VCC) to connect LGBTQ+ Veterans to health care services. They help Veterans find providers, answer questions, and report problems, if encountered.
The Caregiver Support Program (CSP) is prepared for Phase II expansion on October 1, 2022, as we welcome Veterans and caregivers of all service eras. In preparation, CSP engaged in a robust recruitment effort to ensure adequate staff are in place and have completed training to enable timely processing of PCAFC applications.
VA is committed to supporting Veterans and their family caregivers by listening to concerns raised and working diligently to address them as we continue to ensure Veterans and their caregivers get the support they need and deserve. VA halted discharges for all participants based on reassessment and undertook an effort to put meaningful solutions in place that will have an immediate and positive impact on current and new caregivers and Veterans participating in PCAFC.
No Legacy Veteran or caregiver has been dropped from the PCAFC based on reassessment since October 1, 2020, and—as we just announced—this cohort will remain enrolled in PCAFC and continue to receive support and services under PCAFC for at least the next three years.
VA continues to review all aspects of PCAFC to identify opportunities to improve the experience of Veterans and caregivers. Learn more
PCS service areas/programs and more than 1,000 employees whose dedication and commitment to excellence can be seen in their work on behalf of Veterans each and every day.
