minxy

ok so my so is now a lpr for the past 18 months he is a veteran of the uk army and is seeking va healthcare int he us Can anyone point me in the right direction? We currently cannot afford healthcare on our own and i cannot seem to find the proper forms to fill out.

Noorah101

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Rene

sir_eccles

I may be wrong but I think the va only caters to veterans of the US armed forces not UK.

sir_eccles

Go to healthcare.gov if you can't afford the premiums then I assume you will be eligible for a subsidy.

scrubbedexpat099

So did I.

Pulaski

That is quite possibly incorrect, though what happens if you can't afford the premiums depends on which state you live in. Wherever you live, if you can't afford ACA premiums/ your income is too low, the ACA presumes you will be covered by the expanded Medicaid provisions, however a number of states refused to expand Medicaid, leaving some people without coveragex and bizarrely, too poor to qualify for ACA subsidies.

The 19 states that have not expanded Medicaid are those in the SE (all coastal states from Virginia to Mississippi, plus Tennessee), all the plains states from Texas to South Dakota, then westwards Wyoming, Idaho, and Utah, plus Missouri, Wisconsin, and Maine.
I am fairly certain you are correct.

Noorah101

I did too, but thought I'd give the OP the link so she can find out for sure.

Rene

Wintersong

VA provides medical treatment to allies who have a reciprocal arrangement, which the UK does. The VA then bills the UK for the treatment.

Treatment of Allied and Foreign National Beneficiaries - Health Benefits

OP: I think you'll probably need to contact your local VA to find out how to register. The UK needs to provide authorisation for treatment. Find Locations - Locations

sir_eccles

Interesting. I read that as implying the veteran needs to be a ww2 vet not just any veteran. By all means apply and let us know how it turns out.

scrubbedexpat099

I sort of assumed that but it does not say that. Now quite what would be approved is another issue.

And not OCare compliant.

minxy

thank you I have looked through there for days and can only find info but not an actual application or anyway of telling me how to apply

minxy

nope there is an allied beneficiary he can apply for it is for countries we have been allies with since WWI and basically the va will pay for his care and bill the UK

minxy

nope there are special circumstances for WWII vets but any veteran of an allied country can receive care it is just billed to his native country and it all has to be preapproved unless its emergency

minxy

no we can't afford the ridiculous premiums for healthcare at this moment and time he does not qualify for medicaid or medicare until he has worked for 5 years so yes we fall into that small gap

scrubbedexpat099

That is what I said, I could see no limitation or what constitutes serving. Would my CCF count.

More importantly as the vast majority of medical need is not an emergency, what do they approve and how long does it take.

And then of course you still need something and there will be the tax penalty to pay.