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120736 1 (1983-03-03)

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              UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
                      WASHINGTON, D.C.  20548


                                      FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY
                                      Expected at 9:00 a.m., est
                                      March 3, 1983


                            STATEMENT OF
                         ROBERT A. PETERSON
                     SENIOR ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
                     HUMAN  RESOURCES DIVISION
                                                           120736

                             BEFORE THE
            SUBCOMMITTEE ON  HOSPITALS AND HEALTH CARE
                  COMMITTEE  ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS
                     HOUSE OF  REPRESENTATIVES

                                 ON

               FEMALE VETERANS' ACCESS  TO VETERANS
                  ADMINISTRATION  HEALTH BENEFITS


     Mr. Chairman eKnd Members of the Subcommittee, we are pleased

to be here today to discuss our  September 1982 report1 on female

veterans' access to Veterans Administration  (VA) health benefits.

     VA health care programs have  typically been oriented to male

health care needs because most  veterans are male.  The need to

plan for and provide medical care  that meets the special needs of

female veterans is becoming more  important in view of the

increasing numbers of female veterans  coming into the system now

and anticipated in the future.  While  representing only about 3.8

percent of all veterans, the  female veteran population is growing






1/Actions Needed to Insure That Female Veterans  Have Equal
   Access to VA Benefits  (GAO/HRD-82-98, Sept. 24, 1982).


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