Priority Groups For Va Healthcare

[carlie]

http://www.va.gov/healtheligibility/eligibility/PriorityGroupsAll.asp

[Carl the Engineer]

Carlie,

I understand the benefits/breaks for percentages, i.e., 30%, 50% and 70% are some of the major thresholds, and I know there are priority groups, however, can you tell me what the VA uses priority groups for. Is it like a line (as in stand in line) and priority one goes to the front and priority two goes next ect... Or is there something I am missing?

Hamslice

[john999]

Priority for treatment.

[Pete53]

Priority for waiting

[Vync]

Priority for waiting

I agree

[carlie]

I agree with all of the below : - )

To my limited knowledge the Priority Groups have to do with scheduling.

Priority Group 1 should not ever have to wait longer than 30 days for an appointment

that is needed for health care.

Doesn't usually work this way tho.

[COOL BREEZE]

I agree, not in my area though. I had to tell them I was rated at 50% when requesting an appointment. And then they had the nerve to ask me if I had any other insurance.. I believe once you get to a certain priority group they shouldn't be asking that question. But of course I could be mistaken as I have in the past.