Seventeen billion dollars is spent yearly on purchased health care whose quality remains indeterminate. Ironclad commitments are needed from Congress and the VA to ensure that the effectiveness of, and standards for, veterans care options in the private sector match that in the VA.
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Community Care Program Lacks Essential Data for Health Care Decisions
Publish date: February 4, 2022
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Russell Lemle is a Senior Policy Analyst, Veterans Healthcare Policy Institute
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