Wednesday, May 21, 2014

VA Health Spending Per Patient Exploded Amid Chronic Treatment Delays

VA Health Spending Per Patient Exploded Amid Chronic Treatment Delays - Investors.com:


The VA's budget has been exploding, even as the number of veterans steadily declines.
From 2000 to 2013, outlays nearly tripled, while the population of veterans declined by 4.3 million.
Medical care spending — which consumes about 40% of the VA's budget — has climbed 193% over those years, while the number of patients served by the VA each year went up just 68%, according to data from the VA.
From 2008 to 2012 alone, per-patient spending at the VA climbed 27%. To put that in perspective, per capita health spending nationwide rose just 13% during those years.
And per-enrollee spending for Medicare went up only 10%, government data show.

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