[20200915]IF10418_退伍军人在如何获得医疗保健方面有选择吗？.pdf

https:/crsreports.congress.gov Updated September 15, 2020Do Veterans Have Choices in How They Access Health Care?Introduction On June 6, 2018, the President signed into law the VA MISSION Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-182, as amended). Among other things, the act established a new Veterans Community Care Program (VCCP). Under VCCP, all veteran enrollees would be eligible for hospital care, medical services, and extended care services, in the community, provided they meet one of the six criteria stipulated in the law (38 U.S.C. 1703 and 38 C.F.R.17.4000), at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administrations (VHA) expense. Because of these policies, the VA expects enrollees to get more of their care through VHA rather than relying on other federal and private health care sources (2021 Congressional Budget Submission, vol. II, p. VHA-268, and Economic Regulatory Impact Analysis for Veterans Community Care Program, p. 9). Therefore, it is important to understand how veterans currently receive care from the VHA and other sources of health care, such as Medicare and private insurance. VA Health Care Is Not Health Insurance Compared with the predominant health care deliver