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DCCUNFWT RESUME
03497 - [A2653844]
(Treatment of Ineligible Veterans in VA Hospitals]. HRD-77-149;
B-133044. September 19, 1977. 3 pp. + enclosure (3 pp.).
Report to Max Cleland, Administrator of Veteraa Affairs,
Veterans Administration; by Gregory J. Ahart, Director, Human
Resources riv.
Issue Area: Health Programs (1200); Health Programs:
Reimbursement Policies and Utilization Controls (1208).
Contact: Human Resources Div.
Budget. Fuucticn: Veterans Benefits and Services: Hospital and
Medical Care for Veterans (703).
Organization Concerned: Veterans Administration: VA Hospital,
Houston, TX; Veterans Administration: VA Hospital,
Alexandria, LA.
Congressional Relevance: House Ccmmittee on Veterans' Affairs;
Senate Ccmmittee on Veterans' Affairs.
Authority: federal Claims Ccllection Act of 196b ,31 U.S.C.
951).
Indebtedness referials from two Veterans Administration
(VA) hcsritals were sent tc the General Accounting Office for
collection cf claims against persons who were ineligible for
medical treatment. Findings/Conclusions: Claims for 32 cases
from the Pouston, Texas, VA hospital and two cases from the
Alexandria, louisiana, VA hospital for the period from January
1970 to March 1977 totaled about $137,609. In 26 of these cases,
the same patients had been admitted to the hospital or the
outpatient clinic more than once, and in two cases the same
patient had teen treated in excess of 100 times. Of the 8
persons whc has only a single incidence of hospital admission
before being found ineligible, the shortest length of stay was
20 days. Two of the persons were treated in the hospital for
cer 100 days. The time it took to determine eligibility of
patients was excessive. Recomwendations: The admitting
procedures for VA hospitals should be reviewed and changed to
preclude readmission of persons previously determined to be
ineligible for hospital or outpatient care. An e aluation should
be conducted to determine how to reduce the length of time
required to determine patient eligibility. (SW)](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.gao/gaobaavzc0001&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)