Legislation Needed To Encourage Better Use of Federal Medical Resources and Remove Obstacles to Interagency Sharing
HRD-78-54
Published: Jun 14, 1978. Publicly Released: Jun 14, 1978.
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Concern has been expressed about the increasing costs of medical care in the Nation. The Department of Defense, the Veterans Administration (VA), and the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW) have the major responsibility for providing health care directly to beneficiaries. Several laws have been enacted to encourage regional cooperation in health care.
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Health care costsHealth care facilitiesHealth care planningHealth resources utilizationInteragency relationsProposed legislationRegulationReimbursements to governmentVeterans hospitalsMilitary forces