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VA chief says increased outreach, utilization drove massive budget shortfall
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The Department of Veterans Affairs has a budget shortfall. A big one. Officials say the department is on track to spend 3 billion dollars more than Congress allocated for this year. And there’s another projected shortfall of 12-billion dollars next year. V-A leaders say the root cause is more demand for services from veterans, but lawmakers think expenses surrounding the department’s new electronic health record are partly to blame too. Details now from Federal News Network’s Jared Serbu.
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Manage episode 430776741 series 1532803
The Department of Veterans Affairs has a budget shortfall. A big one. Officials say the department is on track to spend 3 billion dollars more than Congress allocated for this year. And there’s another projected shortfall of 12-billion dollars next year. V-A leaders say the root cause is more demand for services from veterans, but lawmakers think expenses surrounding the department’s new electronic health record are partly to blame too. Details now from Federal News Network’s Jared Serbu.
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