{"id":1090,"date":"2023-03-29T13:30:28","date_gmt":"2023-03-29T13:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=1090"},"modified":"2023-04-03T16:34:26","modified_gmt":"2023-04-03T16:34:26","slug":"prescription-refill-is-now-available-via-va-health-and-benefits-mobile-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=1090","title":{"rendered":"Prescription refill is now available via VA Health and Benefits mobile app"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Veterans can now refill their prescriptions (Rx) using the VA Health and Benefits mobile app. Existing users will need to download the latest version of the app to gain access to new features. If you don\u2019t see the Prescriptions feature in the \u201cHealth Care\u201d tab after you download the latest version, completely quit the app and open it again.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/mobile.va.gov\/app\/va-health-and-benefits\">Health and Benefits mobile app<\/a> is VA\u2019s official, all-in-one, on-the-go, easy-to-use, accessible, on-demand app enabling Veterans to manage both their VA health care and benefits services at their fingertips.<\/p>\n<p>Adding Rx refill makes the VA Health and Benefits mobile app more useful and multi-functional for the over 1 million Veterans who have downloaded and are using the mobile app, plus those who will do so.<\/p>\n<div id=\"1631297076.000300\" class=\"c-virtual_list__item c-virtual_list__item--initial-activeitem\">\n<div class=\"c-message_kit__background c-message_kit__background--hovered p-message_pane_message__message c-message_kit__message\">\n<div class=\"c-message_kit__hover c-message_kit__hover--hovered\">\n<div class=\"c-message_kit__actions c-message_kit__actions--default\">\n<div class=\"c-message_kit__gutter\">\n<div class=\"c-message_kit__gutter__right\">\n<div class=\"c-message_kit__blocks c-message_kit__blocks--rich_text\">\n<div class=\"c-message__message_blocks c-message__message_blocks--rich_text\">\n<div class=\"p-block_kit_renderer\">\n<div class=\"p-block_kit_renderer__block_wrapper p-block_kit_renderer__block_wrapper--first\">\n<div class=\"p-rich_text_block\">\n<div class=\"p-rich_text_section\">\n<div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube fusion-aligncenter\">\n<div class=\"video-shortcode\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-virtual_list__sticky_container\">\n<div id=\"1643356800000.DR667H2N7\" class=\"c-virtual_list__item--sticky c-virtual_list__item--sticky-animated c-virtual_list__item\">\n<div class=\"c-message_list__day_divider__label c-message_list__day_divider__label--jump_to_date\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>VA designed and developed the app with Veterans\u2019 feedback, so it\u2019s an easy, streamlined and secure digital platform that allows you to complete everyday VA tasks from an IOS or Android smartphone. It offers a more personalized experience, allowing you to quickly and easily connect with VA to manage your health care and benefits needs.<\/p>\n<h2>Highlights of the new Rx refill feature<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_117510\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Health-and-Benefits-mobile-app-Rx-Refill-Screenshot-20230313-6.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-117510\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">VA Health and Benefits mobile app<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The new Rx refill feature allows Veterans to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>View your VA active and non-active Rx history (up to 180 days);\n<ul>\n<li>Filter and sort Rxs<\/li>\n<li>View Rx details<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Request refills of your refillable VA-dispensed Rxs;<\/li>\n<li>View pending (recently submitted or refill in-process) refills; and<\/li>\n<li>View tracking information, through delivery, for trackable refills.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The app provides a native mobile interface, like the \u201cRx refill\u201d feature of My HealtheVet. You can easily track refill requests submitted through the app or the My HealtheVet website and dispensed by a VA Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy using the app\u2019s \u201cTrack Delivery\u201d feature.<\/p>\n<p>This new feature means you can easily (with your phone\u2019s biometric face recognition or thumb login capability) and securely log into the VA Health and Benefits mobile app to quickly and safely manage your VA prescriptions from anywhere. If you don\u2019t have a compatible mobile device, don\u2019t worry! You can still access web-based Rx refills at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.va.gov\/health-care\/refill-track-prescriptions\/\">VA.gov<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myhealth.va.gov\/mhv-portal-web\/home\">My HealtheVet<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Note: VA is undergoing an Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) effort, which may impact whether the My HealtheVet and Rx refill feature on the VA Health and Benefits mobile app are operational in your area. To learn more, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ehrm.va.gov\/\">EHRM website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Consolidated, fast, and intuitive access<\/h2>\n<p>The VA Health and Benefits mobile app offers a single-entry point for Veterans to access their most common VA health care and benefits transactions. You no longer need to figure out which website to visit or remember which password to use. VA\u2019s Health and Benefits mobile app acts as the digital front door for Veterans, families and caregivers, streamlining access to information and services and eliminating the frustration associated with siloed technologies of the past.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cVA hit the nail on the head with this app. I can\u2019t stress enough how useful it is. It used to be that I had to go to the computer and navigate different areas of the VA site, which at the time were unintuitive. It\u2019s so much easier now,\u201d shared a VA Health and Benefits mobile app user.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>Haven\u2019t downloaded the app yet? Here\u2019s how<\/h2>\n<p>Accessing the VA Health and Benefits mobile app is free, fast and easy! Simply search \u201cVA\u201d and download the VA: Health and Benefits app from the <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/va-health-and-benefits\/id1559609596\">Apple App Store<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=gov.va.mobileapp&amp;hl=en_US&amp;gl=US\">Google Play Store<\/a> located on your mobile device.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about the mobile app and its other features\u2014such as managing appointments; secure messaging; viewing claims and appeals, and submitting related evidence; downloading VA letters; and locating VA facility locations\u2014check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/mobile.va.gov\/app\/va-health-and-benefits\">VA Health and Benefits<\/a> mobile app website.<\/p>\n<p>VA will continue to roll out more new features to the app in the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Veterans can now refill their prescriptions (Rx) using the VA Health and Benefits mobile app. Existing users will need to download the latest version of the app to gain access to new features. If you don\u2019t see the Prescriptions feature in the \u201cHealth Care\u201d tab after you download the latest version, completely quit the app [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":1092,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[50,5,52,53,54,6,37,51],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1090","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-vetresources","category-health","category-health-and-benefits-mobile-app","category-office-of-information-and-technology","category-prescriptions","category-technology","category-top-stories","category-vets-experience"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1090","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1090"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1090\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1100,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1090\/revisions\/1100"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1092"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1090"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1090"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1090"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}