RESOLVED, That the Senate direct Legislative Budget and
Finance Committee to conduct a study relating to the cost-
effectiveness and opportunities for the Department of Military
and Veterans Affairs to partner with the private sector
PRIVATELY MANAGED HEALTH CARE FACILITIES to provide added care
for veterans in Pennsylvania; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the study include:
(1) The number of veterans in each county waiting to be
placed in State veterans care facilities.
(2) The number of veterans in Pennsylvania eligible for
care from the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs and
the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
(3) The average cost per day of the care and treatment
for a veteran at State-owned veterans care facilities.
(4) The average cost per day of the care and treatment
for a veteran at a privately owned HEALTH care facility.
(5) The projected number of veterans who will need care
over the next 10 years within this Commonwealth.
(6) A summary of other states and their respective
programs that allow for public-private partnerships with the
United States Department of Veterans Affairs to offer
additional care for veterans.
(7) THE TYPES OF HEALTH AND MEDICAL CARE TO BE PROVIDED
AND HOW IT IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS.
(8) THE TYPES OF VETERANS TO BE SERVED OVER THE NEXT 10
YEARS AND HOW THE POPULATION OF VETERANS MAY BE DIFFERENT
FROM TRADITIONAL POPULATIONS OF VETERANS BASED ON AGE, SEX
AND CONDITIONS TO BE TREATED.
(7) (9) Any additional opportunities that exist to
enhance and improve the care for veterans at either a State-
20150SR0171PN1294 - 2 -
<--
<--
<--
<--
<--
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30