Health care access, improved oversight, accountability, and prioritization can improve access for Native American veterans : report to congressional requesters.
Publication Info.
[Washington, D.C.] : United States Government Accountability Office, 2014.
Native Americans who have served in the military may be eligible for health care services from both VA and IHS, but according to reports some have had problems accessing care. In 2010 these two agencies expanded upon an MOU designed to improve Native American veterans' access to care at their facilities. GAO was asked to examine how the MOU has increased access to care. This report examines: (1) the actions that VA and IHS have taken to implement the provisions in the 2010 MOU related to access to care for Native American veterans, and (2) what is known about how access to care for Native American veterans has improved. GAO recommends that VA and IHS establish written policy or guidance designating specific roles and responsibilities for agency staff to hold leadership accountable and improve implementation and oversight of the MOU.
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Online resource; title from PDF cover page (GAO, viewed February 26, 2015).
