Veterans' Health Care:
A Profile of Married Veterans Using VA Medical Centers in 1991
HEHS-94-223FS: Published: Aug 26, 1994. Publicly Released: Sep 27, 1994.
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GAO provided a profile of married veterans who used the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) medical centers during 1991, focusing on: (1) the percentage of family income attributable to veterans and spouses; and (2) a comparison of married and single veterans' incomes.
GAO found that: (1) about one-third of the married veterans that used VA centers in 1991 had individual incomes of less than $10,000, while about two-thirds of their spouses and single veterans had incomes of less than $10,000; (2) about 20 percent of the married veterans had incomes of over $30,000 compared to about 5 percent of the spouses and single veterans; (3) about 10 percent of married veterans had family incomes of less than $10,000, and 29 percent had family incomes of over $30,000; (4) two-thirds of the married veterans contributed over 60 percent of their family incomes; (5) in general, married veterans with service-connected disabilities had higher incomes than married veterans without service-connected disabilities; (6) about 40 percent of the 2.2 million veterans who used VA medical centers during 1991 received employee compensation; and (7) 8 percent of the veterans had self-employment income and over one-third of those veterans also received employee compensation.
Feb 11, 2021
Electronic Health Records:
VA Has Made Progress in Preparing for New System, but Subsequent Test Findings Will Need to Be AddressedGAO-21-224: Published: Feb 11, 2021. Publicly Released: Feb 11, 2021.
Feb 1, 2021
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Veterans Community Care Program:
Immediate Actions Needed to Ensure Health Providers Associated with Poor Quality Care Are ExcludedGAO-21-71: Published: Feb 1, 2021. Publicly Released: Feb 1, 2021.
Jan 14, 2021
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Prescription Drugs:
Department of Veterans Affairs Paid About Half as Much as Medicare Part D for Selected Drugs in 2017GAO-21-111: Published: Dec 15, 2020. Publicly Released: Jan 14, 2021.
Dec 10, 2020
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VA Construction:
VA Should Enhance the Lessons-Learned Process for Its Real-Property Donation Pilot ProgramGAO-21-133: Published: Dec 10, 2020. Publicly Released: Dec 10, 2020.
Dec 9, 2020
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VA Disability Benefits:
Process for Identifying Conditions Presumed to be Service Connected and Challenges in Processing Complex Gulf War Illness ClaimsGAO-21-253T: Published: Dec 9, 2020. Publicly Released: Dec 9, 2020.
Nov 12, 2020
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Veterans Health Care:
Agency Efforts to Provide and Study Prosthetics for Small but Growing Female Veteran PopulationGAO-21-60: Published: Nov 12, 2020. Publicly Released: Nov 12, 2020.
Sep 30, 2020
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VA Health Care:
Additional Steps Could Help Improve Community Care Budget EstimatesGAO-20-669: Published: Sep 30, 2020. Publicly Released: Sep 30, 2020. -
Veterans Community Care Program:
Improvements Needed to Help Ensure Timely Access to CareGAO-20-721T: Published: Sep 30, 2020. Publicly Released: Sep 30, 2020.
Sep 28, 2020
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Veterans Community Care Program:
Improvements Needed to Help Ensure Timely Access to CareGAO-20-643: Published: Sep 28, 2020. Publicly Released: Sep 28, 2020.
Sep 21, 2020
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VA Disability Benefits:
VA Should Continue to Improve Access to Quality Disability Medical Exams for Veterans Living AbroadGAO-20-620: Published: Sep 21, 2020. Publicly Released: Sep 21, 2020.
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