Veterans' Health Care:
Potential Effects of Health Care Reforms on VA's Major Construction Program
T-HRD-93-19: Published: May 6, 1993. Publicly Released: May 6, 1993.
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GAO discussed the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) major construction program, focusing on: (1) factors affecting the need for and design of VA construction projects; (2) VA consideration of construction alternatives when determining construction needs; and (3) VA management of its major construction program. GAO noted that: (1) national health insurance reform could reduce the demand for VA services and the use of VA outpatient care by as much as 50 percent; (2) converting excess VA hospital capacity to nursing home care could reduce the need for, and cost of, future nursing home construction; (3) VA eligibility criteria reform will have a significant impact on the demand for VA health care services; (4) if the VA role changes under a managed care model, VA will be unable to compete with private health plans because its facilities cannot offer the full range of health care services needed by veterans, particularly female veterans, and their families; (5) VA needs to determine if it should proceed with planned construction or renovation of limited-capability facilities or wait until its future role is decided; (6) VA does not adequately consider unused community and military resources to meet its needs; (7) VA could test alternative methods of delivering services through demonstration projects while waiting for reform decisions to be made; (8) VA does not consistently consider insurance coverage and veterans' incomes when planning VA projects which frequently exceed program needs; and (9) VA needs to delay construction funding until design development is complete in order to avoid cost overruns.
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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