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... VHA's costs for medical transportation have quintupled since FY 2001; its current costs of approximately $750 million per year make its Beneficiary Travel program the third-largest federal program for persons with special travel needs. VBA's Automobile Assistance program currently adds about another $66 million per year to VA's total expenses for transportation for veterans.
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From page 76...
... More immediate improvements can be initiated and implemented by local transportation providers. Instances of coordination of transportation services between community transportation providers and VA or VSOs are extremely limited at this time; where they do occur, they suggest the possibility of substantial benefits for all parties.
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From page 77...
... . "Beneficiary Travel Benefits" Fact Sheet 16-2, June 2009, http://www4.va.gov/healtheligibility/Library/pubs/BeneficiaryTravel/BeneficiaryTravel.pdf, accessed December 9, 2009.
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From page 78...
... . Transportation Disadvantaged Populations: Some Coordination Efforts Among Programs Providing Transportation Services, but Obstacles Persist, Washington, DC, GAO-03-697.
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From page 79...
... 83 U.S. Census Bureau (no dates)
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From page 80...
... 84 Author Acknowledgments This report responds to the statement of transportation research needs developed by the transit community for TCRP Project J-6 Task 74. We would like to thank the staff of TCRP; Lyn Hellegaard of the Missoula Ravalli Transportation Management Association, the Chair of our Working Group; and all members of the Working Group for their advice and assistance throughout this project.
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Key Terms

  • beneficiary travel
  • transportation services
  • travel benefits
  • care network
  • veterans administration

  • human service
  • veteran population


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