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From page 14... ... , current transportation services for veterans, and recent legislative actions that may influence veterans' transportation. VETERANS HEALTH CARE The major transportation program for veterans in the Department of Veterans Affairs is the Beneficiary Travel program, which is administered by the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Read the entire page →
From page 15... ... The types of medical facilities or sites that may affect veterans' quality of life are Veterans Administration Medical Centers (VAMCs) , community-based outpatient clinics (CBOCs) Read the entire page →
From page 16... ... Each of these networks is responsible for administering the health care services provided in their region; most regions include multiple states. The VISNs operate independently of each other and are not necessarily aware of the transportation practices employed in other regions. Read the entire page →
From page 17... ... announced the merger of VISN 13 and 14 into new VISN 23. This decision merged two health care networks that provided services to veterans in Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota, South Dakota, North Dakota, and portions of western Illinois, western Wisconsin, and eastern Wyoming. Read the entire page →
From page 18... ... Since that time, VA has provided mileage reimbursement, special mode transport (ambulance, wheelchair van, etc.) and certain other modes of transport such as air travel to qualifying veterans and non-veterans: eligible veterans are those with VA-rated service-related conditions or low income. Read the entire page →
From page 19... ... The DAV Volunteer Transportation Network remains a key component of transportation services to veterans. TRANSPORTATION SERVICES THAT VHA PROVIDES FOR VETERANS The Beneficiary Travel Program Conditions for Eligibility The VA, through its Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Read the entire page →
From page 20... ... A member of a veteran's immediate family, a veteran's legal guardian, or a person in whose household the veteran certifies an intention to live, if such person is traveling for consultation, professional counseling, training, or mental health services concerning a veteran who is receiving care for a SC disability; or a member of a veteran's immediate family, if the person is traveling for bereavement counseling Read the entire page →
From page 21... ... Unless one of the forms of special mode of transportation is required and documented as such, this method of transportation is inappropriate."23 Means of Transportation The VA will, under certain circumstances, reimburse individual veterans for their medical travel under regulations for the Beneficiary Travel program. In addition, travel offices at VAMCs may provide their own transportation services, may contract directly with transportation providers for trips to VAMCs, or may work with volunteer networks to provide transportation for veterans 20 July 21, 2010 VHA HANDBOOK 1601B.05, http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp? Read the entire page →
From page 22... ... o The current rate is 41.5 cents per mile. o The Beneficiary Travel deductible amounts are: – $3.00 per one-way trip – $6.00 per round trip, or – $18.00 per calendar month or six one-way trips (three round trips) Read the entire page →
From page 23... ... 26 United States General Accounting Office, Transportation Disadvantaged Populations: Some Coordination Efforts Among Programs Providing Transportation Services, but Obstacles Persist, Washington, DC, June 2003, GAO-03-697. 27 John Lasfargues, "Evaluation of Existing Capacity and Unmet Need for Medical Transportation with the Veteran Population," draft report prepared for the Community Transportation Association of America, Washington, DC, March 2005, p. Read the entire page →
From page 24... ... approximate increase of 76 percent in the number of mileage claims, and [a] 30 percent increase in the number of veterans claiming travel reimbursements."30 This new level of expenditure makes VHA's Beneficiary Travel program one of the most highly funded transportation programs for persons with special needs. Read the entire page →
From page 25... ... 26 Table 2: ESTIMATED EXPENSES FOR KEY FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS Program, Agency, and Department FY 2001 Transportation Expenses Estimated FY 2010 Transportation Expenses Medicaid (CMS/DHHS) $976,200,000 $2,044,000,000 Head Start (ACF/DHHS) Read the entire page →
From page 26... ... Sec. 307 of the legislation is titled "Grants for Veterans Service Organizations for Transportation of Highly Rural Veterans." This section requires VA to create innovative grant programs for state veterans' agencies or veterans' service organizations (VSOs) Read the entire page →
From page 27... ... 34 For further details of activities at this site, see "Central Texas Veterans Health Care System: Veterans Transportation Services," http://www.centraltexas.va.gov/news/veterans_transportation_Services.asp, accessed November 16, 2010. In 2010, the VA initiated a series of initiatives designed to improve Veteran care and the functioning of VA as a whole. Read the entire page →
From page 28... ... Coordinating Council Attention At the end of May 2010, the FTA announced that the Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility had adopted improving the mobility of veterans as one of its four major priorities for the forthcoming year. This action is intended to focus the attention of the Departments of Transportation and Health and Human Services, as well as the Department ofVeterans Affairs and other federal departments, on improvements to the mobility of veterans. Read the entire page →

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... , current transportation services for veterans, and recent legislative actions that may influence veterans' transportation. VETERANS HEALTH CARE The major transportation program for veterans in the Department of Veterans Affairs is the Beneficiary Travel program, which is administered by the Veterans Health Administration (VHA)