Purchaser: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
Program: Veterans Health Administration
Description: The Veterans Health Administration provides hospital, nursing home, domiciliary care, outpatient medical and dental care to eligible veterans. The agency also provides care in non-VA hospitals and community nursing homes and for non-VA outpatient treatment. In Texas, the VA operates 10 medical centers and 17 clinics.
The federal government spent over $1 billion on health care for veterans in Texas in federal fiscal 1998.
Texas Total, Fiscal 1998
Amount Spent: $1,071,793,244 (includes medical services and administrative costs) Type of Funding: Federal Veteran Population: 1,577,987 Source: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Waco Regional Office