The Challenges Facing the Department of Veterans Affairs in 2021

The Challenges Facing the Department of Veterans Affairs in 2021 · 1. Addressing the ballooning VA budget · 2. Expanding veterans' access to ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs is one of the largest and most complex agencies in the U.S. government. Commonly referred to as the ...

Major Management Challenges | Department of Veterans Affairs OIG

This report also provides an assessment of VA's progress in addressing these identified challenges. OIG will continue to work with VA to address each challenge ...

The Promise and Challenges of VA Community Care: Veterans ...

On average, VHA's estimated spending was $14,750 per veteran patient in 2021 (Congressional Budget Office, 2021), which is similar to Medicare ($14,348 per ...

VA OIG FY 2021 Major Challenges Report

and the public by conducting effective oversight of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) ... accuracy of VA's reporting to the Office of Management and Budget and ...

Veterans Affairs: Addressing Longstanding Management ...

What GAO Found · VA health care. The total number of veterans enrolled in VA's health care system increased from 7.9 million to about 9.2 million ...

The Promise and Challenges of VA Community Care: Veterans ...

Although community care is a potentially important resource for veterans facing access barriers and long wait times for appointments, questions remain about ...

Insights from the National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report

The year covered by this report, 2021, was the first full year of the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to greater financial strain, housing ...

Common Challenges During Re-adjustment to Civilian Life - VA.gov

Relating to people who do not know or understand what military personnel have experienced (and many civilians don't know that they don't know!). · Reconnecting ...

What Are the Barriers to Healthcare for Veterans? - Mission Roll Call

Notably, in the survey of 8,638 military and veteran families, respondents listed access to the VA healthcare system as one of their top ...

VA Plans, Budget, Finances, and Performance

The Action Plan is VA's plan for addressing the five broad management issues described by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) in its 2015 ...

Veterans Affairs: Improvements Needed in Estimating Funding for ...

When the COVID-19 pandemic emerged, VHA requested supplemental funding to continue operations to meet its mission. However, VA found it was not ...

Transforming Veteran digital experiences: Achievements so far in ...

When challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic first emerged early in 2020, the IT workforce and leadership at VA's Office of Information and ...

Latest News | House Committee on Veterans Affairs

), released the following statement in response to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) ... Challenges in VA Scheduling." Good morning. The Subcommittee ...

How the VA Fails Veterans on Mental Health - ProPublica

Issues with mental health care surfaced in half of the routine inspections. Employees botched screenings meant to assess veterans' risk of ...

VA Research on COVID-19

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, VA Research has undertaken a wide array of activities to support and advance VA's clinical and research missions and ...

Veterans' Issues | Congressional Budget Office

Federal support for veterans covers a wide array of services, including pensions, health care, and other benefits. CBO analyzes the budgetary and other ...

Fact Sheet: Access to Justice is Access for Veterans

Civil Legal Challenges · In 2021, 76% of low-income Veteran households reported a civil legal problem, and 44% experienced at least five civil ...

GAO-23-106636, VETERANS AFFAIRS: Addressing Longstanding ...

2, 2021). See also. Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General, Fiscal Year 2022 VA. Inspector General's Report on VA's ...

VA Wasted $223 Million on Transport Services, Failed to Pay ...

Automating outdated claims submissions and payment processes; · Educating providers on how to submit claims to the VA; and · Ensuring payment centers have ...