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245 00 Balancing Demand and Supply for Veterans' Health Care:|bA 
       Summary of Three RAND Assessments Conducted Under the 
       Veterans Choice Act. 
246 1  Summary of Three RAND Assessments Conducted Under the 
       Veterans Choice Act 
264  1 Santa Monica, Calif. :|bRAND,|c[2016] 
264  4 |c© 2016 
300    1 online resource (19 pages) :|bcolor illustrations, color
       map, color charts, color photographs. 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
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490 1  Research report ;|vRR-1165/4-RC 
505 00 |tIntroduction --|tCHAPTER ONE:|gDemand: How Much Care Do 
       Veterans Use? --|tCHAPTER TWO:|gSupply: What Is VA's 
       Capacity to Deliver Health Care and How Might This Impact 
       Veterans' Access? --|tCHAPTER THREE:|gWhat Should 
       Policymakers Consider When Examining Changes to Purchased 
       Care? --|tRecommendations. 
520    "In response to concerns that the Department of Veterans 
       Affairs (VA) has faced about veterans' access to care and 
       the quality of care delivered, Congress enacted the 
       Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 
       ("Veterans Choice Act") in August 2014. The law was passed
       to help address access issues by expanding the criteria 
       through which veterans can seek care from civilian 
       providers. In addition, the law called for a series of 
       independent assessments of the VA health care system 
       across a broad array of topics related to the delivery of 
       health care services to veterans in VA-owned and -operated
       facilities, as well as those under contract to VA. RAND 
       conducted three of these assessments: Veteran demographics
       and health care needs (A), VA health care capabilities (B),
       and VA authorities and mechanisms for purchasing care (C).
       This report summarizes the findings of our assessments and
       includes recommendations from the reports for improving 
       the match between veterans' needs and VA's capabilities, 
       including VA's ability to purchase necessary care from the
       private sector."--Publisher's description. 
588 0  Online resource; title from PDF title page (RAND, viewed 
       February 11, 2016). 
610 10 United States.|tVeterans Access, Choice, and 
       Accountability Act of 2014. 
610 10 United States.|bDepartment of Veterans Affairs. 
650  0 Veterans|xMedical care|xGovernment policy|zUnited States. 
650  0 Health services accessibility|zUnited States. 
650  0 Veterans|xServices for|zUnited States. 
650  0 Veterans' hospitals|xMedical care|zUnited States. 
650  0 Veterans|xLegal status, laws, etc.|zUnited States. 
710 2  RAND Health,|eauthor,|eissuing body. 
710 2  Rand Corporation,|epublisher. 
830  0 Research report (Rand Corporation) ;|vRR-1165/4-RC. 
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