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Title Balancing demand and supply for veterans' health care : a summary of three RAND assessments conducted under the Veterans Choice Act
Published Santa Monica, Calif. : RAND, [2016]
©2016

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Description 1 online resource (19 pages) : color illustrations, color map, color charts, color photographs
Series Research report ; RR-1165/4-RC
Research report (Rand Corporation) ; RR-1165/4-RC.
Contents Introduction -- ch. 1: Demand: how much care do veterans use? -- ch. 2: Supply: what is VA's capacity to deliver health care and how might this impact veterans' access? -- ch. 3: What should policymakers consider when examining changes to purchased care? -- Recommendations
Summary "In response to concerns that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has faced about veterans' access to care and the quality of care delivered, Congress enacted the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 ("Veterans Choice Act") in August 2014. The law was passed to help address access issues by expanding the criteria through which veterans can seek care from civilian providers. In addition, the law called for a series of independent assessments of the VA health care system across a broad array of topics related to the delivery of health care services to veterans in VA-owned and -operated facilities, as well as those under contract to VA. RAND conducted three of these assessments: Veteran demographics and health care needs (A), VA health care capabilities (B), and VA authorities and mechanisms for purchasing care (C). This report summarizes the findings of our assessments and includes recommendations from the reports for improving the match between veterans' needs and VA's capabilities, including VA's ability to purchase necessary care from the private sector."--Publisher's description
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (RAND, viewed February 11, 2016)
Subject United States. Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014.
United States. Department of Veterans Affairs.
SUBJECT United States. Department of Veterans Affairs fast
Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 (United States) fast
Subject Veterans -- Medical care -- Government policy -- United States
Health services accessibility -- United States
Veterans -- Services for -- United States
Veterans' hospitals -- Medical care -- United States
Veterans -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States
Health services accessibility
Veterans -- Legal status, laws, etc.
Veterans -- Medical care -- Government policy
Veterans -- Services for
United States
Form Electronic book
Author RAND Health, author, issuing body.
Rand Corporation, publisher.
ISBN 0833094076
9780833094070
Other Titles Summary of Three RAND Assessments Conducted Under the Veterans Choice Act