Cargando…
Veterans : benefits, issues, policies, and programs. Volume 3 /
This book provides an overview of the benefits, issues, policies and programs relating to our military service members. Topics discussed in this issue include health care for rural veterans; further actions needed to collaborate on providing health care to Native American veterans; trends and progra...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
|---|---|
| Otros Autores: | |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
New York :
Nova Science Publishers,
[2014]
|
| Temas: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- VETERANS: BENEFITS, ISSUES, POLICIES, AND PROGRAMS. VOLUME 3; VETERANS: BENEFITS, ISSUES, POLICIES, AND PROGRAMS. VOLUME 3; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: HEALTH CARE FOR RURAL VETERANS: THE EXAMPLE OF FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS; SUMMARY; INTRODUCTION; FQHC CARE FOR VETERANS: FOUR SCENARIOS; POTENTIAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR VA-FQHC COLLABORATION; POLICY LEVERS AVAILABLE TO CONGRESS; CONCLUSION; APPENDIX A. EXISTING VA-FQHC COLLABORATIONS; APPENDIX B. BACKGROUND ON HEALTH CARE DELIVERED OR FINANCED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
- APPENDIX C. BACKGROUND ON FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS (FQHCS)Chapter 2: VA AND IHS: FURTHER ACTION NEEDED TO COLLABORATE ON PROVIDING HEALTH CARE TO NATIVE AMERICAN VETERANS; WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY; WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS; WHAT GAO FOUND; ABBREVIATIONS; BACKGROUND; VA AND IHS HAVE DEVELOPED MECHANISMS TO IMPLEMENT AND MONITOR THE MOU, BUT METRICS TO MONITOR PERFORMANCE DO NOT ADEQUATELY MEASURE PROGRESS TOWARD MOUGOALS; VA AND IHS LACK EFFECTIVE PROCESSES TO OVERCOME THE CHALLENGES OF CONSULTING WITH A LARGE NUMBER OF DIVERSE, SOVEREIGN TRIBES; CONCLUSION
- RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTIONAGENCY COMMENTS; Chapter 3: EMPLOYMENT FOR VETERANS: TRENDS AND PROGRAMS; SUMMARY; BACKGROUND; EMPLOYMENT TRENDS AMONG VETERANS; CURRENT EMPLOYMENT-RELATED PROGRAMS FOR VETERANS; Chapter 4: VAVOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AND EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM: IMPROVED OVERSIGHT OF INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES AND SUPPORTSIS NEEDED; WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY; WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS; WHAT GAO FOUND; ABBREVIATIONS; BACKGROUND; THE IL TRACK MAINLY SERVES OLDER VETERANS AND PROVIDES A WIDE VARIETY OF BENEFITS; MOST VETERANS COMPLETED "REHABILITATION" BUT WITH VARYING TIME FRAMES
- VR & E EXERCISES LIMITED OVERSIGHT OF THE IL TRACKCONCLUSION; RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION; AGENCY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION; APPENDIX I: OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY; APPENDIX II: STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF INDEPENDENT LIVING PLAN REHABILITATION TIMES; APPENDIX III: LIST OF GOODS AND SERVICES PROVIDED TO SAMPLE OF INDEPENDENT LIVING TRACK VETERANS FROM OUR CASE FILE REVIEW; APPENDIX IV: REHABILITATION RATES BY REGIONAL OFFICE, FY 2008 INDEPENDENT LIVING TRACK ENTRANTS
- APPENDIX V: DAYS TO COMPLETE INDEPENDENT LIVING PLANS, VETERANS ENTERING THE INDEPENDENT LIVING TRACK DURING FY 2008APPENDIX VI: INDEPENDENT LIVING TRACK CASELOADNATIONWIDE AND BY REGIONAL OFFICE, FY 2008-2011; Chapter 5: MILITARY FUNERAL HONORS AND MILITARY CEMETERIES: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS; SUMMARY; WHAT ARE MILITARY FUNERAL HONORS?; WHAT LEGISLATION PROVIDES FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CURRENT MILITARY FUNERAL HONORS PROGRAM?; WHAT AGENCY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ADMINISTERING THE MILITARY FUNERAL HONORS PROGRAM?; WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR MILITARY FUNERAL HONORS?