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Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine 9/2023

09-02-2023 | Pulmonary-Function Tests | Concise Research Report

Evaluation of the Veteran’s Choice Program for Pulmonary Function Tests

Authors: Trinh T. Pham, MD, MS, Esther Pacheco, BA, Owais Abdul-Kafi, MD, Christian Ascoli, MD, Ikuyo Imayama, MD, Min J. Joo, MD, MPH

Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Issue 9/2023

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The Veteran’s Choice Program (VCP), established by the Veterans Access, Choice and Accountability Act (VACAA) in 2014, guaranteed veterans temporary access to community care when appointments were not available within 30 days or for veterans living  >40 miles from the nearest Veteran’s Health Administration (VA) hospital.1 The VA’s Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks (MISSION) Act in 2018 relaxed these criteria and instated Community Care (CC) as a permanent fixture to the VA model, known as the VA Community Care Program.2 …
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Title
Evaluation of the Veteran’s Choice Program for Pulmonary Function Tests
Authors
Trinh T. Pham, MD, MS
Esther Pacheco, BA
Owais Abdul-Kafi, MD
Christian Ascoli, MD
Ikuyo Imayama, MD
Min J. Joo, MD, MPH
Publication date
09-02-2023
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
Journal of General Internal Medicine / Issue 9/2023
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Electronic ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-023-08068-9

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