Veterans Access to Care Reform Outline


Veterans Access to Care Reform Outline
      I.                   Introduction

A.    Definition of terms

B.     Background

II.                Veterans Health Care

A.    Mission of Veteran Healthcare

1.      Background

2.      Conclusion

B.     Principles for Veteran Healthcare Reform

C.     Successes of Veteran Healthcare Reform

D.    Challenges of Veteran Healthcare Reform


III.             Veterans Access, Choice and Accountability Act

A.    Care from Non-VA Providers

1.      Veterans Choice Program

2.      ARCH

3.      Collaboration

B.     Expansion of Access

1.      Assisted Living Pilots

2.      Mobile Centers

C.     Capacity Building

1.      Technology

2.      Commission on Care

D.    Staffing

E.     Sexual Trauma

F.      Veterans Benefits

IV.             The Veterans Independent Act

A.    Veterans Health Administration

1.      Background of VHA

2.      Role of VHA

3.      Opportunities for VHA

B.     Healthcare focused on Veterans

1.      Premium Support

2.      Veterans Eligible for Medicare

3.      Veterans Ineligible for Medicare

4.      Future Veterans

C.     Other policies

1.      Utilization and cost of VA Healthcare

2.      Non-veteran use of VA System

V.                Financing

A.    The Veterans Accountable Care Organization

B.     The Veterans Health Insurance Program

VI.             Conclusion

A.    Summary

B.     Recommendations

References

Bagalman, E. (2011). Suicide, PTSD, and Substance Use Among OEF/OIF Veterans Using VA Health Care: Facts and Figures. Washington, DC: Congressional Research Service.

Bill Frist, B. and Marshall, J. (2015). “A bold blueprint for transforming veterans’ health care” in the Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-bold-blueprint-for-transforming-veterans-health-care/2015/02/26/e16f8b4c-bc2a-11e4-b274-e5209a3bc9a9_story.html. Accessed on August 5, 2016.

CVA. (Undated). Fixing Veterans Health Care. http://cv4a.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Fixing-Veterans-Healthcare.pdf. Accessed on August 4, 2016.

Jacobs, L. and Skocpol, T. (2016). Health Care Reform and American Politics: What Everyone Needs to Know, 3rd Edition. New York: Oxford University Press.

Panangala, S. V. (2010). Veterans Health Care: Project HERO Implementation. Washington, DC: Congressional Research Service.

Panangala, S. V. and Bagalman, E. (2013). Health Care for Veterans: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions. Washington, DC: Congressional Research Service.

Starr, P. Remedy and Reaction: The Peculiar American Struggle over Health Care Reform, Revised Edition. New Haven: Yale University Press.

VA. (Undated). Veterans Access, Choice and Accountability Act of 2014.  http://www.va.gov/opa/choiceact/documents/Choice-Act-Summary.pdf. Accessed on August 4, 2016.


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