Veterans Health Administration

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Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is the component of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) that implements the medical assistance program of the VA through the administration and operation of numerous VA outpatient clinics, hospitals, medical centers and longterm healthcare facilities (i.e., nursing homes). The origin of the VHA dates all the way back to the first federal military veterans hospital (Hand Hospital) in Pittsburgh in 1778.[1]

Eligibility for benefits is determined by Priority Groups. Retirees and those with service-connected injuries are within the higher priority groups, while non-injured veterans may become eligible based on financial need (reference eligibility Priority Groups).^[1]

[edit] See also

• List of Veterans Affairs medical facilities
• Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture

[edit] External links

• Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
• "The Best Care Anywhere" by Phillip Longman, Washington Monthly, January/February 2005

v • d • e Agencies under the United States Department of Veterans Affairs

Secrtary of Veterans Affairs Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs Board of Veterans' Appeals • Center for Women Veterans • Office of Acquisition & Materiel Management • Office of Information & Technology • Office of Occupational Safety & Health • Office of Policy, Planning and Preparedness • Office of Regulation Policy and Management • Office of Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health Veterans Health Administration Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Benefits Veterans Benefits Administration Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Memorial Affairs National Cemetery Administration

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