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Veterans Upward Bound: A Federally Funded Trio Program, Preparing Veterans For College At Umass Boston Since 1973, Veterans Upward Bound Program, University Of Massachusetts Boston
Veterans Upward Bound: A Federally Funded Trio Program, Preparing Veterans For College At Umass Boston Since 1973, Veterans Upward Bound Program, University Of Massachusetts Boston
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The Veterans Upward Bound Program at the University of Massachusetts Boston provides a unique opportunity for men and women veterans of all ages to acquire the academic skills required for entry into higher education and/or to acquire the equivalent of a high school diploma.
Nursing Home Referrals Within The Veterans Health Administration: Variation By Site And Payment For Care, Edward Alan Miller, Stefanie Gidmark, Emily Gadbois, Marylou Guihan, Orna Intrator
Nursing Home Referrals Within The Veterans Health Administration: Variation By Site And Payment For Care, Edward Alan Miller, Stefanie Gidmark, Emily Gadbois, Marylou Guihan, Orna Intrator
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Background: Veterans may receive Veterans Health Administration (VHA)-paid nursing home (NH) care in VHA Community Living Centers (CLCs), state veterans homes (SVHs), or community NHs; Veterans Affairs Medical Centers (VAMCs) must provide VHA-paid NH care to highly service connected (mandatory) Veterans; VAMCs have discretion to provide VHA-paid care to other Veterans, if resources allow. Study Objective: To examine how Veterans’ eligibility for different types of payment sources—VHA, Medicare, Medicaid, other—informs NH referral within the VHA.
Combat Paper Project, William Joiner Institute For The Study Of War And Social Consequences, University Of Massachusetts Boston
Combat Paper Project, William Joiner Institute For The Study Of War And Social Consequences, University Of Massachusetts Boston
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Coming home from war is enormously difficult. A new language is required to express the magnitude of war’s effects and consequences. Combat Paper transforms the uniforms of battle to paper and from this transformation comes art. Developed by veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan in San Francisco, the project has now traveled broadly across the United States and the world.