GAO-13-441, VA Health Care: Management and Oversight of Fee Basis Care Need Improvement

In May 2013, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report examining how the federal Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) uses non-VA medical care. The report addresses: (1) how fee basis care spending and utilization have changed from fiscal year 2008 through fiscal year 2012; (2) factors that contribute to the use of fee basis care and steps some VAMCs are taking to reduce fee basis care; (3) VA’s oversight of fee basis care program spending and utilization; and (4) VA’s plans and strategies to improve the fee basis care program.

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