The Fiscal Year 2015 Budget For Veterans Programs

Author : United States. Government Accountability Office
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 26 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (951 download)

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Download or read book VA's Health Care Budget written by United States. Government Accountability Office and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: VA projected a funding gap of about $3 billion in its fiscal year 2015 medical services appropriation account, which funds VA health care services except for those authorized under the Veterans Choice Program. To close this gap, VA obtained temporary authority to use up to $3.3 billion from the $10 billion appropriated to the Veterans Choice Fund in August 2014. GAO was asked to examine VA’s fiscal year 2015 projected funding gap and any changes VA has made to prevent potential funding gaps in future years. This report examines (1) the activities or programs that accounted for VA’s fiscal year 2015 projected funding gap in its medical services appropriation account and (2) changes VA has made to prevent potential funding gaps in future years. GAO reviewed VA obligations data and related documents to determine what activities accounted for the projected funding gap in its fiscal year 2015 medical services appropriation account, as well as the factors that contributed to the projected funding gap. GAO interviewed VA officials to identify the steps taken to address the projected funding gap. GAO also examined changes VA made to prevent future funding gaps and reviewed the implementation of these changes at the VAMCs within six VISNs, selected based on geographic diversity. GAO is not making any recommendations.