GAO-14-679T, VA Health Care: Ongoing and Past Work Identified Access, Oversight, And Data Problems That Hinder Veterans’ Ability To Obtain Timely Outpatient Medical Care

In June 2014, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released testimony before the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, House of Representatives based on GAO’s ongoing work to update information previously provided on the Veteran Health Administration's (VHA’s):  (1) process for managing outpatient specialty care consults in light of examples of delays in veterans receiving outpatient specialty care; (2) oversight of consults; and (3) progress made implementing GAO’s December 2012 recommendations . . .