Dod and Va Pharmacy Progress and Remaining Challenges in Jointly Buying and Mailing Out Drugs

In FY2000, the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (VA) & the Dept. of Defense (DoD) together spent about $3.2 billion on prescription drugs for beneficiaries. Reflecting national trends, VA & DoD drug expenditures are rising significantly, consuming an increasing percentage of their health care budgets. Since the early 1980s, the Congress has urged VA & DoD to achieve greater efficiencies through increased collaboration. This report provides information on (1) VAs & DoDs efforts to increase joint pharmaceutical procurement, (2) challenges cited by VA & DoD in doing so, & (3) the status of their efforts to pilot test consolidated mail outpatient pharmacy (CMOP) use at DoD. Charts & tables.Brier, Dan is the author of 'Dod and Va Pharmacy Progress and Remaining Challenges in Jointly Buying and Mailing Out Drugs' with ISBN 9780756715427 and ISBN 0756715423.