VA & DOD Health Care: Progress Made on Implementation of 2003 Presidents Task Force Recommendations on Collaboration & Coordination, but More Remains to Be Done

April 30, 2008 The Government Accountability Office (GAO) reviewed the status of the Veterans Administration (VA) and the Department of Defense (DOD) efforts in implementing the 2003 task force recommendations. Specifically, this report describes the extent to which VA and DOD have implemented the recommendations of the 2003 Presidents Task Force to Improve Health Care for Our Nations Veterans related to collaboration and coordination. GAO found that VA and DOD have made progress in implementing the task force recommendations, but more remains to be done to fully implement all task force recommendations. Seven of the recommendations have been fully implemented . . .