{"id":31781,"date":"2025-08-19T16:54:59","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T16:54:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2025\/08\/19\/va-needs-more-oversight-of-health-care-options-to-prevent-waste-study\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T17:03:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T17:03:18","slug":"va-needs-more-oversight-of-health-care-options-to-prevent-waste-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/federal-oversight\/2025\/08\/19\/va-needs-more-oversight-of-health-care-options-to-prevent-waste-study\/","title":{"rendered":"VA needs more oversight of health care options to prevent waste: Study"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Veterans Affairs leaders<\/a> are working with Medicare officials to cut down on duplicative billing for veterans medical services, but outside experts say fully fixing the problem will require better record-keeping and patient monitoring by both agencies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last month, VA administrators launched a partnership with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services<\/a> to recover improper payments to medical providers who billed both agencies for patient services. An initial review found roughly $106 million in duplicate billings over a six-year period. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But that may be just the start. About 5.9 million veterans are dually enrolled in VA health care and Medicare, creating confusion in some instances regarding which government agency is responsible for covering the costs of appointments and medical procedures. <\/p>\n\n\n\t