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VA system should merge with general health care, says NAS report
A three year NAS study urges phasing the multibillion dollar VA health program into the general system. It finds VA care adequate yet plagued by high costs and inefficiencies, proposing community integration, hospital closures, and expanded outpatient services while preserving some VA facilities. The panel notes possible savings and urges community planning input with possible congressional overrides.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
National Academy of Sciences
Congress
Veterans Groups
Max Cleland
Alan Cranston
D-Calif
Senate Veterans Affairs Committee
Cranston
R.D “Bulldog” Smith
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Academy
National Research Council
Saul J. Farber
New York University Medical School
David Tilson
Tilson