Topic Collection: Military and Veterans Health Care and Disability Benefits

This page lists the most recent reports and testimonies related to military and veterans' health care and disability benefits issued since March 2003.

Health Care Benefits

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VA Health Care: Improved Staffing Methods and Greater Availability of Alternate and Flexible Work Schedules Could Enhance the Recruitment and Retention of Inpatient Nurses
GAO-09-17, October 24, 2008
VA National Initiatives and Local Programs that Address Education and Support for Families of Returning Veterans
GAO-09-22R, October 22, 2008
Military Disability System: Increased Supports for Servicemembers and Better Pilot Planning Could Improve the Disability Evaluation Process
GAO-08-1137, September 24, 2008
Information Technology: DOD and VA Have Increased Their Sharing of Health Information, but Further Actions Are Needed
GAO-08-1158T, September 24, 2008
Veterans Health Administration: Improvements Needed in Design of Controls over Miscellaneous Obligations
GAO-08-976, September 11, 2008
Military Personnel: Actions Needed to Strengthen Implementation and Oversight of DOD's and the Coast Guard's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Programs
GAO-08-1146T, September 10, 2008
Federal Real Property: Progress Made in Reducing Unneeded Property, but VA Needs Better Information to Make Further Reductions
GAO-08-939, September 10, 2008
Defense Health Care: Oversight of Military Services' Post-Deployment Health Reassessment Completion Rates Is Limited
GAO-08-1025R, September 4, 2008
Military Personnel: DOD's and the Coast Guard's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Programs Face Implementation and Oversight Challenges
GAO-08-924, August 29, 2008
Veterans Health Administration: Improvements Needed in Design of Controls over Miscellaneous Obligations
GAO-08-1056T, July 31, 2008
Electronic Health Records: DOD and VA Have Increased Their Sharing of Health Information, but More Work Remains
GAO-08-954, July 28, 2008
VA Health Care: Ineffective Controls over Medical Center Billings and Collections Limit Revenue from Third-Party Insurance Companies
GAO-08-675, June 10, 2008
DOD Health Care: Mental Health and Traumatic Brain Injury Screening Efforts Implemented, but Consistent Pre-Deployment Medical Record Review Policies Needed
GAO-08-615, May 30, 2008
VA Health Care: Facilities Have Taken Action to Provide Language Access Services and Culturally Appropriate Care to a Diverse Veteran Population
GAO-08-535, May 28, 2008
VA and DOD Health Care: Progress Made on Implementation of 2003 President's Task Force Recommendations on Collaboration and Coordination, but More Remains to Be Done
GAO-08-495R, April 30, 2008
VA Health Care: Recruitment and Retention Challenges and Efforts to Make Salaries Competitive for Nurse Anesthetists
GAO-08-647T, April 9, 2008
DOD Pharmacy Program: Continued Efforts Needed to Reduce Growth in Spending at Retail Pharmacies
GAO-08-327, April 4, 2008
Federal Compensation Programs: Perspectives on Four Programs for Individuals Injured by Exposure to Harmful Substances
GAO-08-628T, April 1, 2008
Military Personnel: Better Debt Management Procedures and Resolution of Stipend Recoupment Issues Are Needed for Improved Collection of Medical Education Debts
GAO-08-612R, April 1, 2008
VA Health Care: Additional Efforts to Better Assess Joint Ventures Needed
GAO-08-399, March 28, 2008
DOD and VA: Preliminary Observations on Efforts to Improve Care Management and Disability Evaluations for Servicemembers
GAO-08-514T, February 27, 2008
VA Health Care: Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Screening and Evaluation Implemented for OEF/OIF Veterans, but Challenges Remain
GAO-08-276, February 8, 2008
VA and DOD Health Care: Administration of DOD's Post-Deployment Health Reassessment to National Guard and Reserve Servicemembers and VA's Interaction with DOD
GAO-08-181R, January 25, 2008
Military Health Care: Cost Data Indicate That TRICARE Reserve Select Premiums Exceeded the Costs of Providing Program Benefits
GAO-08-104, December 21, 2007
VA Health Care: Many Medical Facilities Have Challenges in Recruiting and Retaining Nurse Anesthetists
GAO-08-56, December 13, 2007
Military Base Realignments and Closures: Impact of Terminating, Relocating, or Outsourcing the Services of the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
GAO-08-20, November 9, 2007
VA Health Care: Improvements Made in Physician Privileging Policies, but Medical Facility Compliance Has Not Been Assessed
GAO-08-271T, November 6, 2007
VA Health Care: Status of Inspector General Recommendations for Health Care Services Contracting
GAO-08-61R, October 31, 2007
Information Technology: VA and DOD Continue to Expand Sharing of Medical Information, but Still Lack Comprehensive Electronic Medical Records
GAO-08-207T, October 24, 2007
Defense Health Care: DOD Needs to Address the Expected Benefits, Costs, and Risks for Its Newly Approved Medical Command Structure
GAO-08-122, October 12, 2007
DOD and VA: Preliminary Observations on Efforts to Improve Health Care and Disability Evaluations for Returning Servicemembers
GAO-07-1256T, September 26, 2007
DOD Civilian Personnel: Medical Policies for Deployed DOD Federal Civilians and Associated Compensation for Those Deployed
GAO-07-1235T, September 18, 2007
Military Health: DOD's Vaccine Healthcare Centers Network
GAO-07-787R, June 29, 2007
Military Health Care: TRICARE Cost-Sharing Proposals Would Help Offset Increasing Health Care Spending, but Projected Savings Are Likely Overestimated
GAO-07-647, May 31, 2007
Military Pay: Processes for Retaining Injured Army National Guard and Reserve Soldiers on Active Duty Have Been Improved, but Some Challenges Remain
GAO-07-608, May 29, 2007
VA Health Care: VA Should Better Monitor Implementation and Impact of Capital Asset Alignment Decisions
GAO-07-408, March 21, 2007
Military Personnel: Medical, Family Support, and Educational Services Are Available for Exceptional Family Members
GAO-07-317R, March 16, 2007
DOD and VA Health Care: Challenges Encountered by Injured Servicemembers during Their Recovery Process
GAO-07-606T, March 8, 2007
DOD and VA Health Care: Challenges Encountered by Injured Servicemembers during Their Recovery Process
GAO-07-589T, March 5, 2007
Veterans' Disability Benefits: VA Can Improve Its Procedures for Obtaining Military Service Records
GAO-07-98, December 12, 2006
VA Health Care: Spending for Mental Health Strategic Plan Initiatives Was Substantially Less Than Planned
GAO-07-66, November 21, 2006
DOD Civilian Personnel: Greater Oversight and Quality Assurance Needed to Ensure Force Health Protection and Surveillance for Those Deployed
GAO-06-1085, September 29, 2006
VA Health Care: Preliminary Information on Resources Allocated for Mental Health Strategic Plan Initiatives
GAO-06-1119T, September 28, 2006
VA Health Care: Budget Formulation and Reporting on Budget Execution Need Improvement
GAO-06-958, September 20, 2006
VA and DOD Health Care: Efforts to Provide Seamless Transition of Care for OEF and OIF Servicemembers and Veterans
GAO-06-794R, June 30, 2006
VA Health Care: Selected Credentialing Requirements at Seven Medical Facilities Met, but an Aspect of Privileging Process Needs Improvement
GAO-06-648, May 25, 2006
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: DOD Needs to Identify the Factors Its Providers Use to Make Mental Health Evaluation Referrals for Servicemembers
GAO-06-397, May 11, 2006
Military Personnel: Military Departments Need to Ensure That Full Costs of Converting Military Health Care Positions to Civilian Positions Are Reported to Congress
GAO-06-642, May 1, 2006
VA Health Care: Experiences in Denver and Charleston Offer Lessons for Future Partnerships with Medical Affiliates
GAO-06-472, April 28, 2006
Military Pay: Military Debts Present Significant Hardships to Hundreds of Sick and Injured GWOT Soldiers
GAO-06-657T, April 27, 2006
Military Pay: Inadequate Controls for Stopping Overpayments of Hostile Fire and Hardship Duty Pay to Over 200 Sick or Injured Army National Guard and Army Reserve Soldiers Assigned to Fort Bragg
GAO-06-384R, April 27, 2006
Military Pay: Hundreds of Battle-Injured GWOT Soldiers Have Struggled to Resolve Military Debts
GAO-06-494, April 27, 2006
VA Long-Term Care: Data Gaps Impede Strategic Planning for and Oversight of State Veterans' Nursing Homes
GAO-06-264, March 31, 2006
VA and DOD Health Care: Opportunities to Maximize Resource Sharing Remain
GAO-06-315, March 20, 2006
VA Health Care: Preliminary Findings on the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Budget Formulation for Fiscal Years 2005 and 2006
GAO-06-430R, February 6, 2006
Veterans Affairs: Limited Support for Reported Health Care Management Efficiency Savings
GAO-06-359R, February 1, 2006
VA Long-Term Care: Trends and Planning Challenges in Providing Nursing Home Care to Veterans
GAO-06-333T, January 9, 2006
Purpose Statute Violation: Veterans Affairs Improperly Funded Certain Cost Comparison Studies with VHA Appropriations
GAO-06-124R, November 30, 2005
Computer-Based Patient Records: VA and DOD Made Progress, but Much Work Remains to Fully Share Medical Information
GAO-05-1051T, September 28, 2005
VA and DOD Health Care: VA Has Policies and Outreach Efforts to Smooth Transition from DOD Health Care, but Sharing of Health Information Remains Limited
GAO-05-1052T, September 28, 2005
VA Health Care: Preliminary Information on the Joint Venture Proposal for VA's Charleston Facility
GAO-05-1041T, September 26, 2005
Defense Health Care: DOD has Established a Chiropractic Benefit for Active Duty Personnel
GAO-05-890R, September 6, 2005
VA Health Care: Key Challenges to Aligning Capital Assets and Enhancing Veterans' Care
GAO-05-429, August 5, 2005
DOD and VA: Systematic Data Sharing Would Help Expedite Servicemembers' Transition to VA Services
GAO-05-722T, May 19, 2005
Veterans Health Care: VA's Medical Support Role in Emergency Preparedness
GAO-05-387R, March 23, 2005
VA Disability Benefits and Health Care: Providing Certain Services to the Seriously Injured Poses Challenges
GAO-05-444T, March 17, 2005
VA Health Care: Important Steps Taken to Enhance Veterans' Care by Aligning Inpatient Services with Projected Needs
GAO-05-160, March 2, 2005
DOD and VA Health Care: Incentives Program for Sharing Health Resources
GAO-05-310R, February 28, 2005
Military Pay: Gaps in Pay and Benefits Create Financial Hardships for Injured Army National Guard and Reserve Soldiers
GAO-05-125, February 17, 2005
Military Pay: Gaps in Pay and Benefits Create Financial Hardships for Injured Army National Guard and Reserve Soldiers
GAO-05-322T, February 17, 2005
VA Health Care: VA Should Expedite the Implementation of Recommendations Needed to Improve Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Services
GAO-05-287, February 14, 2005
Vocational Rehabilitation: More VA and DOD Collaboration Needed to Expedite Services for Seriously Injured Servicemembers
GAO-05-167, January 14, 2005
VA and DOD Health Care: Efforts to Coordinate a Single Physical Exam Process for Servicemembers Leaving the Military
GAO-05-64, November 12, 2004
VA Long-Term Care: Oversight of Nursing Home Program Impeded by Data Gaps
GAO-05-65, November 10, 2004
VA and Defense Health Care: More Information Needed to Determine If VA Can Meet an Increase in Demand for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Services
GAO-04-1069, September 20, 2004
VA Long-Term Care: More Accurate Measure of Home-Based Primary Care Workload Is Needed
GAO-04-913, September 8, 2004
VA Health Care: VA Needs to Improve Accuracy of Reported Wait Times for Blind Rehabilitation Services
GAO-04-949, July 22, 2004
VA Health Care: More Outpatient Rehabilitation Services for Blind Veterans Could Better Meet Their Needs
GAO-04-996T, July 22, 2004
VA Medical Centers: Internal Control Weaknesses Impair Third-Party Collections
GAO-04-967T, July 21, 2004
VA and DOD Health Care: Resource Sharing At Selected Sites
GAO-04-792, July 21, 2004
VA Medical Centers: Internal Control over Selected Operating Functions Needs Improvement
GAO-04-755, July 21, 2004
VA Medical Centers: Further Operational Improvements Could Enhance Third-Party Collections
GAO-04-739, July 19, 2004
Contract Management: Further Efforts Needed to Sustain VA's Progress in Purchasing Medical Products and Services
GAO-04-718, June 22, 2004
Computer-Based Patient Records: VA and DOD Efforts to Exchange Health Data Could Benefit from Improved Planning and Project Management
GAO-04-687, June 7, 2004
VA Health Care: Resource Allocations to Medical Centers in the Mid South Healthcare Network
GAO-04-444, April 21, 2004
DOD and VA Health Care: Incentives Program for Sharing Resources
GAO-04-495R, February 27, 2004
Military Treatment Facilities: Improvements Needed to Increase DOD Third-Party Collections
GAO-04-322R, February 20, 2004
VA Health Care: Access for Chattanooga-Area Veterans Needs Improvement
GAO-04-162, January 30, 2004
VA Health Care: Further Efforts Needed to Improve Hepatitis C Testing for At-Risk Veterans
GAO-04-106, December 12, 2003
Smallpox Vaccination: Review of the Implementation of the Military Program
GAO-04-215R, December 1, 2003
Veterans Affairs: Post-hearing Questions Regarding the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs Providing Seamless Health Care Coverage to Transitioning Veterans
GAO-04-294R, November 25, 2003
Computer-Based Patient Records: Short-Term Progress Made, but Much Work Remains to Achieve a Two-Way Data Exchange Between VA and DOD Health Systems
GAO-04-271T, November 19, 2003
Defense Health Care: DOD Needs to Improve Force Health Protection and Surveillance Processes
GAO-04-158T, October 16, 2003
Military Personnel: DOD Needs More Data to Address Financial and Health Care Issues Affecting Reservists
GAO-03-1004, September 10, 2003
VA Health Care: Framework for Analyzing Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services Decisions
GAO-03-1103R, August 18, 2003
VA Health Care: Contract Labor Cost Analysis in RAND Study
GAO-03-579R, June 30, 2003
DOD and VA Health Care: Access for Dual Eligible Beneficiaries
GAO-03-904R, June 13, 2003
Military Retiree Health Benefits: Enrollment Low in Federal Employee Health Plans under DOD Demonstration
GAO-03-547, June 6, 2003
VA Long-Term Care: Veterans' Access to Noninstitutional Care Is Limited by Service Gaps and Facility Restrictions
GAO-03-815T, May 22, 2003
VA Long-Term Care: Service Gaps and Facility Restrictions Limit Veterans' Access to Noninstitutional Care
GAO-03-487, May 9, 2003
Department of Veterans Affairs: Key Management Challenges in Health and Disability Programs
GAO-03-756T, May 8, 2003
VA Health Care: VA Increases Third-Party Collections as It Addresses Problems in Its Collections Operations
GAO-03-740T, May 7, 2003
Military Treatment Facilities: Eligibility Follow-up at Wilford Hall Air Force Medical Center
GAO-03-402R, April 4, 2003
Military Personnel: Preliminary Observations Related to Income, Benefits, and Employer Support for Reservists During Mobilizations
GAO-03-549T, March 19, 2003
Military Personnel: Preliminary Observations Related to Income, Benefits, and Employer Support for Reservist During Mobilizations
GAO-03-573T, March 19, 2003
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