Assessing the Benefits of Transportation Services to Veterans: Health Benefits and Cost Savings Provided by the Veterans Transportation Service
The Veterans Transportation Service (VTS) is a program of the Veterans Transportation Program, which facilitates the travel of Veterans to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and authorized non-VA healthcare facilities. Metrics tracked in this report include cost savings, cost avoidance, beneficiary travel reimbursement, special mode transportation, canceled appointments, timely discharges, emergency department visits, and impact on health outcomes. For example, the study found $13.2 million in savings due to reductions in unnecessary inpatient stay days from this transportation service.
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Corporate Authors:
MITRE Corporation
,Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Health Administration
Washington, DC United States -
Authors:
- Fee, Amber L
- Canlas, Jonathan S
- Chen, Song
- Audet, Michael
- Heart, DeAnthony
- Publication Date: 2018-8
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Edition: Final Report
- Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: 76p
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Benefits; Evaluation and assessment; Health; Medical trips; Paratransit services; Savings
- Identifier Terms: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Veterans Transportation Service
- Uncontrolled Terms: Veterans
- Subject Areas: Economics; Passenger Transportation; Public Transportation; Society;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01712418
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: 40172H05-DA
- Contract Numbers: VA118A-15-D-0004
- Files: TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
- Created Date: Jul 24 2019 10:35PM