Hearings » Funding the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs of the Future

Full Committee

Funding the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs of the Future

Opening Statements

Witness Testimonies

  • Panel 1
  • Joseph A. Violante, National Legislative Director, Disabled American Veterans, on behalf of the Partnership for Veterans Health Care Budget Reform
  • Steve Robertson, Director, National Legislative Commission, American Legion, on behalf of the Partnership for Veterans Health Care Budget Reform
  • Carl Blake, National Legislative Director, Paralyzed Veterans of America, on behalf of the Partnership for Veterans Health Care Budget Reform

  • Panel 2
  • Katherine M. Harris, Ph.D., Study Director, Review and Evaluation of the VA Enrollee Projection Model, RAND Corporation
  • Sidath Viranga Panangala, Analyst in Veterans Policy, Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress
  • Jessica Banthin, Ph.D., Director of Modeling and Simulation, Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  • Randall B. Williamson, Director, Health Care, U.S. Government Accountability Office, and Susan J. Irving, Director, Federal Budget Analysis, Strategic Issues, U.S. Government Accountability Office
  • Accompanied By:
  • Susan J. Irving, Director, Federal Budget Analysis, Strategic Issues, U.S. Government Accountability Office

  • Panel 3
  • The Honorable Eric K. Shinseki, Secretary, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
  • Accompanied By:
  • Patricia Vandenberg, MHA, BSN, Assistant Deputy Under Secretary for Health for Policy and Planning, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

  • Panel 4
  • Submissions for the Record 

  • Coalition of Former VA Officials
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