Vermont Business Magazine Veterans Administration Medical Center in White River Junction, as part of the VA system, has implemented the MISSION Act on June 6. But one of the lesser known provisions of the law established a new urgent care benefit that allows eligible veterans access to urgent and walk-in care at participating clinics in their communities. This is a giant step forward in terms of convenience for patients in Vermont and New Hampshire, as eligible veterans do not need to get prior authorization from VA to visit an urgent care provider in VA’s network.
This urgent care benefit is meant to give Veterans a convenient way to get treatment for minor injuries and illnesses such as colds, strep throat and pink eye. To be eligible for urgent and walk-in care, Veterans must be enrolled in the VA health care system and have received care through VA from either a VA or community provider within the past 24 months.
Since the roll out of the MISSION Act, our local Veterans have enjoyed increased access to care by visiting our growing number of in network facilities throughout Vermont, New Hampshire and across the nation while vacationing and visiting with family.
As an example of how this works, please see here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
In our area, the following urgent care clinics are participating:
- Clear Choice MD Urgent Care
798 US Route 302 Barre, VT 05641 802-744-
1154 Putney Rd Brattleboro, VT 05301 802-490-2100
173 S Main St Rutland, VT 05701 802-
1200 Williston Rd, South Burlington, VT 05403 802 448-8205
410 Miracle Mile Lebanon, NH 03766 603-276-3260
- Concentra Urgent Care
654 Granger Rd Ste 1 Barre, VT 05641 866-944-6046
57 Fayette Road, Unit 1, South Burlington, VT 05403 802-658-5756
- Urgent Care at Valley Regional
243 Elm St Claremont, NH 03743
- Littleton Urgent Care
600 Saint Johnsbury Rd Littleton, NH 03561 603-444-9294
- Indian Stream Health Center
141 Corliss Ln Colebrook, NH 03576 603-237-8336
- University of Vermont Medical Center
790 College Pkwy Colchester, VT 05446 802-847-2415
111 Colchester Ave Burlington, VT 05401 802-847-0000
If you are a Veteran and would like to learn more about the urgent care benefits, please visit www.missionact.va.gov.
Source: White River Junction, VT – Veterans Administration 7.31.2019