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Veterans' Health Care Budget Estimate: Changes Were Made in Developing the President's Budget Request for Fiscal Years 2012 and 2013

GAO-11-622 Published: Jun 14, 2011. Publicly Released: Jun 14, 2011.
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The Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act of 2009 requires GAO to report whether the amounts for the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) health care services in the President's budget request are consistent with VA's budget estimates as projected by the Enrollee Health Care Projection Model (EHCPM) and other methodologies. Based on the information VA provided, this report describes (1) the key changes VA identified that were made to its budget estimate to develop the President's budget request for fiscal years 2012 and 2013 and (2) how various sources of funding for VA health care and other factors informed the President's budget request for fiscal years 2012 and 2013. GAO reviewed documents describing VA's estimates projected by the EHCPM and changes made to VA's budget estimate that affect all services, including estimates developed using other methodologies. GAO also reviewed the President's budget request, VA's congressional budget justification, and interviewed VA officials and staff from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

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AppropriationsBudget activitiesBudget administrationBudget functionsBudget obligationsBudget outlaysBudgetingEvaluation methodsFederal fundsFinancial analysisFunds managementFuture budget projectionsHealth care cost controlHealth care costsHealth care facilitiesHealth care programsHealth care servicesHealth resources utilizationPresidential budgetsVeterans benefitsVeterans hospitalsVeterans' medical careCost awarenessCost estimatesSavings estimates