VA Needs to Revise Steps to Increase Care for Female Veterans

Report: VA Needs to Improve Services for Growing Number of Women Veterans The Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) has taken steps to make services available to women veterans, but needs to revise key policies and improve oversight, according to a new report released Wednesday by the Government Accountability Office (GAO).

The GAO conducted the study because women are a growing subgroup of veterans. In 2008, the VA provided health care to more than 281,000 women veterans. Also, women veterans seeking VA health care need access to an array of services and Congress has raised concerns about how well the VA is prepared to meet the physical and mental health care needs of women. TruthOut