Health care
How women veterans can get care and support
Women are one of the fastest-growing groups of veterans. The VA has special staff and services for women, from primary care to maternity care.
What you may need
- To be enrolled in VA health care, or ready to apply
Steps
Step 1: Call or text the Women Veterans Call Center
Trained women staff, many of them veterans, answer questions about benefits, health care, and local resources. It is free.
Step 2: Ask for the Women Veterans Program Manager
Every VA medical center has one. They help women veterans get the care and services they need.
Step 3: Ask about women’s health services
This can include a women’s health provider, mammograms, birth control, maternity care, and menopause care.
Step 4: Know you can get the same benefits
Women veterans can get every VA benefit, including disability pay, home loans, and the GI Bill.
Questions? Call the official line
Women Veterans Call Center (call or text): 855-829-6636Official sources
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