Information on Veterans' Ability To Defray the Cost of Their Inpatient Care
HRD-85-63
Published: May 03, 1985. Publicly Released: May 03, 1985.
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GAO reviewed the Veterans Administration's (VA) comprehensive reform of eligibility criteria for medical care which will include an income-based test for veterans with no service-connected disabilities. GAO determined the extent to which veterans under age 65 who received inpatient care had incomes that permitted them to pay for that care.
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Cost controlEligibility criteriaHealth care costsIncome statisticsPatient care servicesVeterans benefitsVeterans disability compensationVeteransDisabilitiesPhysical disabilities