Veterans's Medical Care: FY2014 Appropriations

Abstract

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provides benefits to veterans who meet certain eligibility criteria. Benefits to veterans range from disability compensation and pensions to hospital and medical care. The VA provides these benefits through three major operating units: the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), and the National Cemetery Administration (NCA). This report focuses on funding for the VHA. The VHA is primarily a direct service provider of primary care, specialized care, and related medical and social support services to veterans through the nation s largest integrated health care system. Eligibility for VA health care is based primarily on previous military service, disability, and income. The President's FY2014 budget request was submitted to Congress on April 10, 2013. The President's budget requested $147.9 billion in budget authority for the VA as a whole. For FY2014, the Administration requested $55.2 billion for VHA. This included $43.7 billion for the medical services account, $6.0 billion for the medical support and compliance account, $4.9 billion for the medical facilities account, and nearly $586 million for the medical and prosthetic research account. Furthermore, as required by the Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act of 2009 (P.L. 111-81), the President's budget requested $55.6 billion in advance appropriations for the three medical care accounts (medical services, medical support and compliance, and medical facilities) for FY2015. On May 15, 2013, the House Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee approved its version of a Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations bill for FY2014 (MILCON-VA Appropriations bill). The full House Appropriations Committee voted to report the measure on May 21, 2013, and the House passed H.R. 2216 on June 4, 2013.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 14, 2013
Accession Number
ADA590708

Entities

People

  • Sidath V. Panangala

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Afghanistan Conflict
  • Biomedical Research
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Veterans Affairs
  • Employment
  • Federal Budgets
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Hospitals
  • Iraqi-War
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Medicine
  • Rehabilitation
  • Therapy
  • Veterans Health

Readers

  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.
  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Rehabilitation and Prosthetic Care for Military Service Members and Veterans with Limb Loss or Disability.