Veteran's Health Care: Proper Plan Needed to Modernize System for Paying Community Providers

Abstract

To help ensure that veterans are provided timely and accessible health care services, the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has purchased care from non-VA community providers through its care in the community programs since as early as 1945. VHAs agency-wide data show that in fiscal year 2015, it processed about 66 percent of claims within the agency's required time frame of 30 days or less, whereas data from Medicare and TRICARE (the Department of Defenses health care system) show that their contractors processed about 99 percent of claims within 30 days or less.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2016
Accession Number
AD1105774

Entities

People

  • Randall B. Williamson

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Congress
  • Contractors
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Veterans Affairs
  • Financial Management
  • Governments
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Law
  • Management Personnel
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Medicine
  • Public Administration
  • Social Media
  • United States
  • United States Government

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