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JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2003 95(21):1570-1572; doi:10.1093/jnci/95.21.1570-a
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VA System a Model for Health Care, Experts Say

Renee Twombly

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Once viewed as a bastion of bureaucracy that treats only poor or wounded veterans of military services, the hospitals and clinics of the Veterans Administration (VA) have gained a new-found popularity that has resulted in well-publicized waiting lines and an escalating budget crunch.

Since 1996 when Congress threw open the doors of the VA health care system to any veteran, and after it made all prescription drugs available for $7 a month, demand for medical services has increased like a perfect storm, said Anthony Principi, secretary of the VA.

Five million Americans are enrolled in VA health care—1.2 million more than in 2001—and 200 million prescriptions were filled in the last year, said Principi. To keep pace, the VA’s budget has recently grown by one-third, to . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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