Do you need to have Medicare when you have VA benefits?

2020-03-27T22:49:08+00:00March 27th, 2020|Medicare, Veterans benefits|

Reading time: 4 min 9sec. You can have both Medicare and Veterans Administration VA benefits but, Medicare and the VA benefits do not operate together. Medicare does not compensate for any care that you receive at the VA facility. For your VA coverage to cover your care, you must generally receive health care services at the VA facility.  Medicare and VA Benefits does not need a coordination of benefits, and it is completely two different systems.  Your VA benefits coverage may change in the future, or you may even lose [...]