VA & Defense Health Care: Evolving Health Care Systems Require Rethinking of Resource Sharing Strategies

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Year: 2000
Pages: 56
Binding Paperback

Product Code: 0756703018

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Ann Calvaresi-Barr (ed); Karyn Papineau (ed). The VA & the DoD provide health care services to more than 12 mill. beneficiaries. In May 1982 the Congress enacted the VA & DoD Health Resources Sharing & Emergency Operations Act (Sharing Act). Several eligibility & reimbursement policies have been identified that have limited sharing between VA & DoD; legislation has been enacted to remove these obstacles. This report: (1) describes the benefits gained from sharing; (2) determines the extent to which VA & DoD are sharing health care resources; & (3) identifies any barriers & challenges VA & DoD face in their efforts to share health resources. Charts & tables. Also includes 2 statements before Congress by Stephen Backhus, Dir., Vet. Affairs & Mil. Health Care Issues, GAO.

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