Veterans' Medical Care Appropriations and Funding Process

Abstract

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provides benefits to veterans who meet certain eligibility rules. Benefits to veterans range from disability compensation and pensions to hospital and medical care. VA provides these benefits to veterans through three major operating units: the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) and the National Cemetery Administration (NCA). VHA is primarily a direct service provider of primary care, specialized care, and related medical and social support services to veterans through an integrated health care system. Veterans are enrolled in priority groups that determine payments for service and nonservice-connected medical conditions. In FY2004, Congress appropriated$28.4 billion for VHA to be spent through an account structure composed of four new accounts: medical services, medical administration, medical facilities, and medical and prosthetic research.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 27, 2004
Accession Number
AD1172102

Entities

People

  • Sidath Viranga Panangala

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accounting
  • Biomedical Research
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Veterans Affairs
  • Federal Budgets
  • Health
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Hospitals
  • Law
  • Medical Personnel
  • Personnel Management
  • Prisoners Of War
  • Rehabilitation
  • Therapy
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Veterans Health

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Medical or Health Care Field.
  • Rehabilitation and Prosthetic Care for Military Service Members and Veterans with Limb Loss or Disability.