VA Long-Term Care: Oversight of Nursing Home Program Impeded by Data Gaps
November 10, 2004 VA Long-Term Care: Oversight of Nursing Home Program Impeded by Data Gaps The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) operates a $2.3 billion nursing home program that provides or pays for veterans' care in three settings: VA nursing homes, community nursing homes, and state veterans' nursing homes. The Veterans Millennium Health Care and Benefits Act (Millennium Act) of 1999 and VA policy require that VA provide nursing home care to veterans with a certain eligibility . . .

