Committee Holds VA Health Care Hearing

Week of October 12, 2009

The chairman of the Veterans' Affairs Committee, recently held a hearing on VA's purchase of health care from community providers, a $3 billion-a-year enterprise. Akaka raised concern regarding the extent to which VA oversees both the funding and the outcomes. Chairman Akaka's opening statement, as well as the written statements of the witnesses, is available here. More information on specific VA contracts is available online.