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2 The Veterans Health Administration
Pages 19-26

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... The chapter concludes with a brief discussion of other health care sectors and how they generally compare to VHA mental health care services. TRANSITION FROM ACTIVE DUTY TO VETERAN STATUS If active-duty service members wish to receive health care services after they leave the military, they must seek private health coverage or non-VHA public health coverage (for example, through Medicaid or community health centers)
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... was jointly developed by DoD and the VA to coordinate care for severely wounded service members and veterans. It was designed to complement existing programs such as DoD's Recovery Coordination Program, the Wounded Warrior Program operated by the individual military services,1 Army warrior transition units, the VA's Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF)
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... More than 9 million veterans of all eras are enrolled to receive health care through the VHA and are assigned to a priority group.2 Veterans who served in a combat theater after November 11, 1998, and were discharged from active duty on or after January 28, 2003, are eligible for comprehensive VHA health care services for 5 years following their discharge. Veterans in this group would include veterans serving in combat theaters in support of OEF/OIF/OND (unless they discharged before January 28, 2003)
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... MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN THE BROADER U.S. HEALTH CARE SECTOR COMPARED TO THE VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION The VA administers the largest integrated health care system in the country, with a FY 2017 operating budget of more than $65 billion for medical care (VA, 2017a)
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... . Legislative initiatives that expand access to mental health care include the 2008 Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act and the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Parity Task Force, 2016)
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... Williamson, director, health care federal recovery coordination program: Enrollment, staffing, and care coordination pose significant challenges. Delivered before Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Veterans' Affairs, House of Representatives, May 13, 2011.
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... 2011. Veterans Health Administration mental health program evaluation: Capstone report.
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