Care for mentally ill veterans is as good or better than in other health systems, study finds

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Care for mentally ill veterans is as good or better than in other health systems, study finds

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A major study of the quality of mental health care provided by the US Department of Veterans Affairs finds that the care provided by the VA is as good as or better than that reported by privately insured, Medicare or Medicaid populations. The study also finds that treating US veterans with mental illness and substance use disorders is more expensive than caring for veterans with other medical conditions, costing more than $12 billion in 2007.

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