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
Access Note: This article and Health Affair's 26 year fully-searchable archive is also available at www.healthaffairs.org.
Available at: http://content.healthaffairs.org/cgi/reprint/16/4/200
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.
Access this research:
Access Note: This article and Health Affair's 26 year fully-searchable archive is also available at www.healthaffairs.org.
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
Votes: 8 | Average Rating: 3
Click to add your rating!
Click to add your rating!
Related Research
Explore related research listed in the same issue areas.
Related research:
Share and Share Alike
The golden rule at IssueLab ... share the knowledge, share the love!
