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The article profiles the U.S. Veterans Health Administration (VHA) as a model public system. Topics covered include the success of the VHA in delivering care to veterans more compassionately and more cost-effectively than other segments of the country's health system, the clinical excellence of the...

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Publicado en:American Prospect Vol. 26; no. 4; pp. 68 - 76
Autor principal: GORDON, SUZANNE
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: American Prospect Fall2015
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Sumario:The article profiles the U.S. Veterans Health Administration (VHA) as a model public system. Topics covered include the success of the VHA in delivering care to veterans more compassionately and more cost-effectively than other segments of the country's health system, the clinical excellence of the VHA despite under-funding and Republican opposition, and the agency as a research powerhouse producing scientific advances that benefit all Americans not just veterans.