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VA Boston HCS facility in Framingham scheduled 378 medical appointments in August 2020

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The VA Boston Health Care System, subsidiary 523GA in Framingham, Massachusetts, scheduled 378 pending appointments during the period ending September 1, according to data collected from the U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs.

Of the total number of appointments, 365 had a wait time of 30 days or less (96.6%) and 13 appointments (3.4%) 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.

VA Boston Health Care System Appointments Scheduled in August
Facility CodeLocationTotal Appointments ScheduledAppointments Scheduled 30 Days or LessAppointments Scheduled More than 30 Days
523Boston26,87923,9722,907
523A5Brockton18,74417,861883
523A4West Roxbury11,0969,3911,705
523BYLowell3,6073,331276
523BZBoston1,3681,30959
523GAFramingham37836513
523GCQuincy2622566
523GDPlymouth2322248
Source: U.S. Veteran's Administration

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