The VA’s Troubles: A Mirror Of Our National (& State) Health Care Policy Problems

Last week, I provided an update on veterans’ use of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) as their primary form of health care and their use of the relatively new Veterans Choice Act (see How Many Veterans Use The VA As Their Primary Form Of Health Care?). Of the almost six million veterans that receive health care from the VA, an estimates 30-43% use the VA as their primary form of health care. The Choice Act, which allows certain veterans to receive services in the community has done little to change the number of veterans who receive care through . . .