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The Military Health System is an interconnected network of service members whose mission is to support the lives and families of those who support our country. Everyday in the MHS advancements are made in the lab, in the field, and here at home. These are just a few articles highlighting those accomplishments that don't always make it to the front page of local papers.

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TRICARE Expands Temporary Prescription Refill Waivers to 13 Additional Counties in Florida due to Hurricane Idalia

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8/29/2023
TRICARE Expands Temporary Prescription Refill Waivers to 13 Additional Counties in Florida due to Hurricane Idalia

The Defense Health Agency (DHA) announced that TRICARE beneficiaries in 13 additional counties in Florida may receive emergency prescription refills now through Sept. 6, 2023, due to Hurricane Idalia.

Copayments, Cost-Shares, and Other TRICARE Costs You Should Know

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8/29/2023
Copayments, Cost-Shares, and Other TRICARE Costs You Should Know

When it comes to health care costs, “copayment,” “cost-share,” and “deductible” are terms you might hear a lot. But what do these terms mean, and how might they affect you?

TRICARE Authorizes Temporary Prescription Refill Waivers for Five Counties in West Virginia due to Flooding

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8/29/2023
TRICARE Authorizes Temporary Prescription Refill Waivers for Five Counties in West Virginia due to Flooding

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia – The Defense Health Agency (DHA) announced that TRICARE beneficiaries in five counties in West Virginia may receive emergency prescription refills now through Sept. 7, 2023, due to flooding.

Naval Medical Center Portsmouth Receives Level II Trauma Center Designation

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8/29/2023
NMCP, a nationally acclaimed, state-of-the-art military treatment facility, and its Branch Health and Community Branch Health Clinics provide medical care for veterans, warfighters, and their families.

Naval Medical Center Portsmouth has been awarded provisional designation as a Level II Trauma Center by the Commonwealth of Virginia's Department of Health.

How Our Vision For a Digital Health Strategy Will Transform the Military Health System

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8/29/2023
As the “way of war” continues to evolve, so must the MHS and its approach to caring for the men and women who put themselves in harm’s way to protect the ideals our country holds so dear. (Graphic credit: Sofia Echelmeyer, USU)

The first in a four-part series that explores leading practices for the MHS around developing and implementing a digital health strategy along the care continuum.

TRICARE Authorizes Temporary Prescription Refill Waivers for Seven Counties in Ohio due to Storm Damage

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8/28/2023
TRICARE Authorizes Temporary Prescription Refill Waivers for Seven Counties in Ohio due to Storm Damage

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia – The Defense Health Agency announced that TRICARE beneficiaries in seven counties in Ohio may receive emergency prescription refills now through Sept. 3, 2023, due to storm damage.

TRICARE Authorizes Temporary Prescription Refill Waivers for Six Counties in Michigan due to Storm Damage

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8/28/2023
TRICARE Authorizes Temporary Prescription Refill Waivers for Six Counties in Michigan due to Storm Damage

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia – The Defense Health Agency announced that TRICARE beneficiaries in six counties in Michigan may receive emergency prescription refills now through Sept. 3, 2023, due to storm damage.

Army Reserve-led Mountain Medic Soars to New Heights

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8/28/2023
U.S. Army Reserve critical care flight paramedics from 5-159th General Support Aviation Battalion, 244th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, Army Reserve Aviation Command, guide U.S, Air Force Reserve medical personnel from the 302nd Airlift Wing in offloading a casualty from a HH-60 MEDEVAC Black Hawk during exercise Mountain Medic at Fort Carson, Colorado, on Aug. 14, 2023. Mountain Medic is an Army Reserve-led joint, multi-component, multi-domain aeromedical evacuation exercise geared at improving and reenforcing medical evacuation operations in a simulated large-scale combat operations environment. (U.S. Army Reserve Photo by Master Sgt. Joy Dulen)

The third iteration of the fast-paced joint operation known as Mountain Medic 2023 was conducted in August 2023. Against the backdrop of the Rocky Mountains, the exercise aimed at improving and reinforcing medical evacuation operations and skill sets while pushing its medics, pilots, and aircrews nonstop in austere environments set for large-scale combat operations.

BJACH Hand Rodeo One Patients Journey

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8/28/2023
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Jonathan Ekas, an occupational therapist at Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital, uses heat to treat de quervain tenosynovitis, a painful condition affecting the tendons on the thumb side of Shelby Snyder's wrist during an appointment. Snyder, a local artist and the spouse of U.S. Army Capt. Richard Snyder, Task Force Live Fire, Operations Group, is near the end of her journey to recovery that wrapped up with the enhanced hand and wrist surgical capabilities offered during the “hand rodeo,” Aug. 24-25, at the Joint Readiness Training Center in Fort Johnson, Louisiana. (Photo By Jean Graves, BJACH public affairs)

Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital and its Military Health System partners brought enhanced hand and wrist surgical capabilities to BJACH during its “hand rodeo,” Aug. 24-25, 2023. For Shelby Snyder, a local artist and military spouse, it may be the end of a long road to recovery from a right-hand condition that affects her dexterity.

Army Restoration and Reconditioning Centers Help Soldiers Get Back into the Fight

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8/28/2023
Soldiers participate in a group activity at the 254th Combat and Operational Stress Control Medical Detachment Restoration and Reconditioning Center in Grafenwoehr, Germany, on Aug. 16, 2023. The center offers a five-day structured program where service members with combat operational stress reactions are taught enhanced coping strategies and problem-solving techniques. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Thomas Dixon)

The Army Restoration and Reconditioning Center at Grafenwoehr, Germany, hosts a five-day mind and body structured program where soldiers with deployment stress receive enhanced coping strategies and are taught problem-solving techniques. Another center is located in Zagan, Poland.

Africa Malaria Task Force Focuses on New Emerging Threats

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8/25/2023
Attendees at the U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa Force Surgeon event collaborate to study the invasive malaria-causing species, Anopheles stephensi, in Africa. “This was a fantastic week spent among specialists in the fight against malaria across all disciplines: physicians, researchers, medical technologists,” said U.S. Navy Cmdr. Carla Pappalardo. Since its inception in 2011, the task force has brought together scientists and policy makers involved in malaria programs to share resources, strategies, and expertise that would ultimately act as a catalyst for change. (Photo by U.S. Navy)

U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa Force Surgeon held an operational entomology event in support of the Africa Malaria Task Force, July 17-21, in Accra, Ghana. The event brought together more than 70 representatives from 15 African partner nations and focused on the emerging threat of the invasive malaria-causing species in Africa.

MTEAC Attends the Military Health System Research Symposium

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8/25/2023
U.S. Army Medical Test and Evaluation Activity staff Mr. Archie Kinnebrew, Mr. Vibol Khiev, Mr. Daniel Burrhus and Mr. Eitter Rodrigues at the Military Health System Research Symposium from August 14 through 18, 2023. MTEAC hosted a booth to engage with participants on how the U. S. Army Medical Center of Excellence envisions and designs responsive Army medicine capabilities and structure in support of fielded and future forces. (Photo: Jose Rodriguez)

The U.S. Army Medical Test and Evaluation Activity participated in the Military Health System Research Symposium from August 14 through 18, 2023 at the Gaylord Convention Center in Kissimmee, Florida.

TRICARE Authorizes Temporary Prescription Refill Waivers for Beauregard Parish in Louisiana due to Wildfires

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8/24/2023
TRICARE Authorizes Temporary Prescription Refill Waivers for Beauregard Parish in Louisiana due to Wildfires

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia – The Defense Health Agency (DHA) announced that TRICARE beneficiaries in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana may receive emergency prescription refills now through Sept. 3, 2023, due to wildfires.

TRICARE Authorizes Temporary Prescription Refill Waivers for Marion County in Oregon due to Liberty Fire

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8/24/2023
TRICARE Authorizes Temporary Prescription Refill Waivers for Marion County in Oregon due to Liberty Fire

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia – The Defense Health Agency (DHA) announced that TRICARE beneficiaries in Marion County, Oregon may receive emergency prescription refills now through Sept. 3, 2023, due to the Liberty Fire.

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Performs First Robotic Bronchoscopy Within the Defense Health Agency

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8/24/2023
Walter Reed’s Interventional Pulmonology team gears up for first Robotic Bronchoscopy within the Defense Health Agency. Retired U.S. Navy Capt. Robert F. Browning (1st row 4th from left) and U.S. Navy Capt. Sean McKay (1st row 5th from left). (Photo: James Black)

Walter Reed performed the first robotic bronchoscopy procedure in the Defense Health Agency. Using the robotic bronchoscope to augment our current cutting edge cone beam CT Bronchoscopy program, Walter Reed now offers state of the art services in precision lung biopsy and early lung cancer diagnosis previously unavailable within the DHA.

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