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

Abstract

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) and Department of Defense's (DOD) shared health care resources, focusing on: (1) the benefits gained from sharing; (2) the extent to which VA and DOD are sharing health care resources; and (3) barriers and challenges VA and DOD face in their efforts to share health resources.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 17, 2000
Accession Number
AD1157776

Entities

People

  • Cynthia Bascetta

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Agreements
  • Air Force
  • Air National Guard
  • Contractors
  • Delivery Of Health Care
  • Electronic Mail
  • Health Care
  • Health Care Facilities
  • Health Services
  • Hospitals
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Hospitals
  • Military Medicine
  • Military Personnel
  • National Guard
  • Training

Fields of Study

  • Medicine
  • Political science

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Medical or Health Care Field.