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Boise VAMC facility in Eastern Oregon scheduled 105 medical appointments in October 2020

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The Boise VA Medical Center, subsidiary 531GH in Eastern Oregon, Oregon, scheduled 105 pending appointments during the period ending November 1, according to data collected from the U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs.

Of the total number of appointments, 103 had a wait time of 30 days or less (98.1%) and two appointments (1.9%) were scheduled more than 30 days out.

A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) in January 2019 reported that wait times for new appointments at VA health care facilities were similar to or better than wait times at private-sector providers between 2014 and 2017.

The Government Accountability Office (GAO), however, released a report in July 2019 that cautioned that the VA's data-tracking system only captures part of the appointment process and fails to account for the time that it takes the VA to enroll veterans in its health benefits program.

The VA explains on its website that when veterans apply for benefits, they are assigned to one of eight priority groups, with those who need immediate care due to service-related disabilities placed in higher priority groups. Veterans who do not have service-connected disabilities and earn a higher income are placed in the lower priority groups.

Boise VA Medical Center Appointments Scheduled in October
Facility CodeLocationTotal Appointments ScheduledAppointments Scheduled 30 Days or LessAppointments Scheduled More than 30 Days
531Boise City22,73519,9112,824
531GGCaldwell2,0601,635425
531GETwin Falls77676610
531GIMountain Home1261224
531GHEastern Oregon1051032
531GJSalmon68662
Source: U.S. Veteran's Administration

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