Human Capital Management White Papers
The Potential Cost of Meeting Demand for Veterans' Health Care
Overview In recent years, increasing numbers of veterans have turned to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for medical care, responding in part to an easing of eligibility rules in the mid- 1990s that opened up the system to veterans who previously had only limited access to VA health care. Although VA medical budgets increased by 40 percent in real (inflation-adjusted) terms from 1999 to 2004, waiting lists and budget constraints led VA in January 2003 to restrict access to the system for higher-income veterans without service-connected disabilities. As the number of veterans seeking care continues to increase each year, it is unclear whether that change alone will relieve the pressures on VA medical facilities. This paper examines the potential budgetary implications of meeting veterans' rising demand for medical care.
| Publisher | Congressional Budget Office | File Format | |
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| Date Published | March 2005 | Downloads | 1 |
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