Veterans' Health Care: VA's Approaches to Meeting Veterans' Home Health Care Needs

HEHS-96-68 Published: Mar 15, 1996. Publicly Released: Mar 22, 1996.

Highlights

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on how the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) meets veterans' home health care needs, focusing on: (1) the characteristics and services of the home health care programs VA uses; (2) the available data describing program costs; and (3) how VA ensures that veterans receive quality home care services.

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Topics

Veterans

Community health servicesHealth care cost controlHealth care programsHealth services administrationHome health care servicesLong-term careMedicarePatient care servicesQuality assuranceVeterans benefitsVeterans' medical care