The VA Health Care System: An Unrecognized National Safety Net
Contributing Organization(s): Project HOPE/Health Affairs
Author(s)/Creator(s): Nancy J. Wilson; Kenneth W. Kizer
Publishing Date: 1997-07-01
Issue Areas: Health and Medicine
Ownership/Rights Info: Copyright 2008 by Project HOPE -- The People-to-People Health Foundation
The dominance of local health care markets in conjunction with variable public funding results in a national patchwork of "safety nets" and beneficiaries in the United States rather than a uniform system. This DataWatch describes how the recently reorganized Department of Veterans Affairs serves as a coordinated, national safety-net provider and characterizes the veterans who are not supported by the market-based system.
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Available at: http://content.healthaffairs.org/cgi/reprint/16/4/200
Intended Audience: Policy Professionals
Type/Format: Policy Brief
Language code: English
Type/Format: Policy Brief
Language code: English
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