Healthcare Inspection: Review of Inappropriate Copayment Billing for Treatment Related to Military Sexual Trauma

摘要

At the request of Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Daniel K. Akaka, the VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) investigated allegations of charging veterans for treatment as a result of military sexual trauma (MST) at the Austin Outpatient Clinic, which is part of Central Texas Veterans Health Care System (CTVHCS). The OIG referred the allegations to the Director of CTVHCS for investigation and response. Concerned with the information provided in the response from CTVHCS, the OIG decided to conduct a VA-wide evaluation of copayment billing practices for care rendered for MST-related conditions.