Author
Health; RAND
Year
2015
Publisher
RAND Corporation
Language
English
Pages
13
Last Update
24-Jul-2025
Keywords
Health Sciences
One of VA’s core functions involves providing health care services to eligible Veterans. Although VA has traditionally carried out this role primarily by operating a national network of hospitals and other facilities, the agency also administers a purchased care function, through which it pays for health care services from outside providers. VA purchased care evolved primarily to address situations in which VA’s direct-care resources were unable to offer needed services. Although purchased care has accounted for only a small fraction of VA’s health care budget over the past decade, that fraction is growing. In the wake of the recent crisis...
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