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Demonstration Sites
VA has selected four Veterans Integrated Service Networks (VISNs) to pilot Project HERO demonstrations:
- VISN 8: VA Sunshine Healthcare Network
Southern Georgia and most of Florida. Please note that the initial Demonstration does not include Puerto Rico or the U.S. Virgin Islands.
- VISN 16: South Central VA Health Care Network
Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and portions of the states of Texas, Missouri, Alabama, and Florida.
- VISN 20: Northwest Network
Washington State, Oregon, most of the state of Idaho, and one county each in Montana and California. Please note that the initial Demonstration does not include Alaska.
- VISN 23: VA Midwest Healthcare Network
Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and portions of northern Kansas, Missouri, western Illinois, western Wisconsin, and eastern Wyoming.
The VISNs selected are among those which have the highest expenditures for community-based care, particularly relative to the number of enrollees in the VISN. These VISNs include some of the largest VA networks, representing 25% of total enrollment and 30% of annual out-of-network expenditures.
VA used these selection criteria to ensure that Project HERO Demonstration results will be representative of the larger VA population, and to facilitate VA's ability to measure the pilot's success. Over time, positive results may result in the expansion of Project HERO to additional regions.
For general information about VHA, its facilities and beneficiaries, click here.
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