VA/DOD HEALTH CARE: More Guidance Needed to Implement CHAMPUS Funded Sharing Agreements

Abstract

In February 1994, after nearly 3 years of negotiation, VA and DOD agreed on a framework for VA to treat CHAMPUS-eligible beneficiaries and receive reimbursement from CHAMPUS funds. Implementation of CHAMPUS/VA sharing agreements has been delayed because of disagreements between DOD and VA over VA hospital requirements. DOD wanted VA hospitals to be subject tothe same requirements as civilian hospitals under CHAMPUS. Disagreements continued until the Chairman, House Committee on Veterans Affairs, intervened.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1994
Accession Number
AD1168428

Entities

People

  • Jim Brown

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accounting
  • Agreements
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Veterans Affairs
  • Guidance
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Hospitals
  • Military Hospitals
  • Military Medicine

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Medical or Health Care Field.