No one knows Veterans better than VA. VA healthcare is built around Veterans’ unique needs and experiences, with comprehensive care that recognizes their service and supports their health and well-being.
Through the Choose VA campaign, VA is helping more Veterans understand what is available to them by answering eligibility questions, addressing common misconceptions and explaining how to get started.
The Choose VA Tele-Town Hall initiative expanded that outreach nationwide, with every VA healthcare system connecting directly with unenrolled Veterans through a live, virtual event or an on-demand enrollment presentation. Together, this effort has supported more than 6,900 Veterans in enrolling in VA healthcare.
Reaching unenrolled Veterans
The goal was straightforward: Give unenrolled Veterans clear information about VA healthcare, address common questions and misconceptions about eligibility, and make it easier to take the next step toward enrollment.
Veterans learned about the care and services available through VA and received answers to questions that may have prevented them from applying. For example, Veterans can keep private health insurance while enrolled in VA healthcare, and income is only one of several factors VA considers when determining eligibility.
And that information reached millions. VA delivered 7.5 million emails to unenrolled Veterans. More than 2.1 million were opened, and Veterans clicked on enrollment-resource links more than 40,000 times.
What VA healthcare offers
VA healthcare goes beyond primary care. Depending on eligibility, Veterans may have access to:
- Specialty care,
- Mental health and whole health services,
- Prescription medications,
- Virtual visits,
- Urgent care,
- Vision and hearing services,
- Community care and more.
If you’re not enrolled, explore what VA healthcare could mean for you. You may have more options than you realize.
How to enroll
- Online: Apply for VA healthcare
- By phone: Call VA’s Health Eligibility Center at 877-222-8387
- In person: Find a nearby VA facility at VA.gov/find-locations
Watch Choose VA presentations on demand
Want to learn more? Watch a Choose VA enrollment presentation on demand—or share one with a fellow Veteran.
Explore presentations from VA facilities across the country covering VA healthcare, eligibility, enrollment and how to get started:
- VA Albany Healthcare System
- VA Amarillo Healthcare System
- VA Battle Creek Medical Center
- Bay Pines VA Healthcare System
- VA Bedford Healthcare System
- Birmingham VA Health Care System
- VA Butler Healthcare System
- Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System
- VA Central Iowa Health Care System
- VA Clarksburg Healthcare System
- VA Coatesville Healthcare System
- Columbia VA Health Care System
- VA Connecticut Healthcare System
- VA Dayton Healthcare System
- VA Detroit Healthcare System
- VA Eastern Colorado Healthcare System
- VA El Paso Healthcare System
- Erie VA Medical Center
- VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
- VA Hudson Valley Healthcare System
- VA Iowa City Healthcare System
- Jack C. Montgomery VA Medical Center
- Lovell Federal VA Health Care System
- VA Loma Linda Healthcare System
- VA Louisville Healthcare System
- VA Maine Healthcare System
- VA Manchester Healthcare System
- Martinsburg VA Medical Center
- VA Memphis Healthcare System
- Miami VA Healthcare System
- Montana VA Health Care System
- VA New Mexico Healthcare System
- VA Pacific Islands Health Care
- VA Palo Alto Health Care System
- VA Philadelphia Healthcare System
- Roseburg VA Health Care System
- VA Saginaw Healthcare System
- VA Salem Health Care System
- VA San Diego Healthcare System
- Sheridan VA Health Care System
- Overton Brooks VA Medical Center
- VA South Texas Veterans Health Care System
- VA Southern Oregon Healthcare System
- Syracuse VA Medical Center
- VA Tampa Healthcare System
- VA Tuscaloosa Healthcare System
- Jonathan M. Wainwright Memorial VA Medical Center
- VA Western New York Healthcare System
- VA Wilkes-Barre Healthcare SystemVA Wilmington Healthcare System
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