Oversight Hearings on Extended Care and Geriatric Programs and Naming the Clarksburg, W. Va., VAMC for Louis A. Johnson: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Hospitals and Health Care of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, House of Representatives, Ninety-seventh Congress, First Session, July 22, 1981 |
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1980 National Convention 1981 PROGRAM FUNDING 1981 Staffing Profile acute acute medical additional Affairs and Rehabilitation age or older aging veteran population American Legion AMVETS Assistant Chief Medical AUGUST 19 average age BRINSKY Camden Hospital Chairman Chief Medical Director Clarksburg CLINICAL CENTER PROFILE CLINICAL DEMONSTRATION FOCUS committee CONGRESS LIBRARY CONGRESS THE LIBRARY domiciliary program DUNN e.g. NIA Edgar EDUCATION AND CLINICAL elderly veterans establishment extended care program facilities FISCAL YEAR 1981 FTEE Shortfall geriatric program GERIATRIC RESEARCH EDUCATION gerontology GRECC ATTACHMENT GRECC DIRECTOR GRECC program Haber Heckler JACOBY JOHN PAUL HAMMERSCHMIDT legislation LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Lyngh Magill mandate Margaret Heckler Medical Center million veterans age MOTTL older veterans Operation Post Home patients percent plans priorities problems Public Law STAFF SALARIES Research Staffing Profile FTEE statement subcommittee Thank tion United veter Veterans Administration Veterans of World Whereas World War II
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Page 5 - I would be happy to answer any questions that you or the other members of the committee may have, sir.
Page 47 - State may not exceed the lesser of — (1) one-half of the per diem cost, in each State home for all domiciliary, nursing home, and hospital care provided to veterans during such fiscal year: or, (2) one-half of the average per diem cost in all State homes for all domiciliary, nursing home, and hospital care provided to veterans during such fiscal year.
Page 49 - at the present time, veterans comprise 45 percent of all American males over the age of 20 years. Because of the large number of veterans of World War II and the Korean War, by 1990 more than half of...
Page 47 - A BILL To amend title 38 of the United States Code to promote the care and treatment of veterans in State veterans...
Page 47 - ... receiving such care in a State home, if, in the case of such a veteran receiving domiciliary or hospital care, such veteran is eligible for such care in a Veterans...
Page 47 - That section 641 of title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows : "§ 641. Criteria for payment "(a) The Administrator shall reimburse, subject to the limitations in subsection (b) of this section, each State for the cost incurred by such State during each fiscal year in providing in any State home to any veteran of any war — "(1) domiciliary or hospital care, if such veteran is eligible for such care in n Veterans...
Page 32 - This field work is supplemented and followed up through central headquarters' staffs maintained by the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and Disabled American Veterans at Fort Miley in San Francisco and Sawtelle in Ix,s Angeles. Under exsisting law the State is allocating to these veterans...
Page 47 - ... would greatly benefit the 36 homes now in existence in approximately 30 states by furnishing sufficient funds to more efficiently administer said homes; and Whereas enactment of HR 293. or similar legislation, would terminate the necessity for constantly seeking this type of legislation ; and Whereas operation of such homes in various states throughout the nation relieves the Federal Government from its responsibility of fully providing for the needs and services for our less fortunate veterans...
Page 54 - This material is adapted from the published proceedings of a joint hearing before the Special Committee on Aging of the United States Senate and the Select Committee on Aging of the House of Representatives (US Congress Joint Hearings, l980).
Page 47 - Cong., 2d sess.] A BILL To amend section 641 of title 38, United States Code, to provide for the payment of a portion of the cost to the States of furnishing nursing home care to veterans of any war Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) subsection (a) of section 641 of title 38, United States Code, is amended...