Estimating the Cost of Surgical Care Purchased in the Community by the Veterans Health Administration

Background. Veterans’ access to Veterans Affairs (VA)-purchased community care expanded due to large increases in funding provided in the 2014 Veterans Choice Act. Objectives. To compare costs between VA-delivered care and VA payments for purchased care for two commonly performed surgeries: total kn...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Todd H. Wagner, Jeanie Lo, Erin Beilstein-Wedel, Megan E. Vanneman, Michael Shwartz, Amy K. Rosen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2021-11-01
Series:MDM Policy & Practice
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/23814683211057902