VA HEALTH CARE: Challenges in Budget Formulation and Issues Surrounding the Proposal for Advance Appropriations

Abstract

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) estimates it will provide health care to 5.8 million patients with appropriations of about $41 billion in fiscal year 2009. It provides a range of services, including primary care, outpatient and inpatient services, long-term care, and prescription drugs. VA formulates its health care budget by developing annual estimates of its likely spending for all its health care programs and services, and includes these estimates in its annual congressional budget justification.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 20, 2009
Accession Number
AD1173031

Entities

People

  • Randall Williamson

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accountability
  • Budgets
  • Congress
  • Cost Estimates
  • Costs
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Veterans Affairs
  • Electronic Mail
  • Federal Budgets
  • Governments
  • Health
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Homeland Security
  • House Of Representatives
  • Military Operations
  • National Security
  • Prescription Drugs
  • Public Health
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Websites

Fields of Study

  • Medicine
  • Political science

Readers

  • Neurotrauma and Rehabilitation Medicine.
  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting