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| Some veterans waiting to see Department of Veterans Affairs physicians for the first time may be eligible to receive medications from VA mail-out pharmacies that were prescribed by private doctors. To qualify, veterans must: have enrolled in VA health care before July 25, 2003; requested their first primary care appointment with VA before July 25, 2003; and be waiting more than 30 days for their first appointment with a primary care physician on Sept. 22, 2003. The first prescriptions will be filled on September 22. The period between announcement of the program (July 24) and filling the first prescriptions (Sept. 22) is necessary to allow VA to and contact eligible veterans and set up the system. The policy is a short-term measure to assist veterans who were enrolled and waiting for the appointment before July 25. It will not apply to veterans who were put on the waiting list after July 24. | |
