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VA Montana HCS facility in Bozeman scheduled 1,606 medical appointments in October 2019

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The VA Montana Health Care System, subsidiary 436GD in Bozeman, Montana scheduled 1,606 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, 1,551 had a wait time of 30 days or less (96.6%) and 55 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 who earn a higher income are placed in the lower priority groups.

VA Montana Health Care System Appointments Scheduled in October
Facility CodeLocationTotal Appointments ScheduledAppointments Scheduled 30 Days or LessAppointments Scheduled More than 30 Days
436Fort Harrison15,21413,1372,077
436GCMissoula7,0046,723281
436GHBillings5,8805,259621
436GFKalispell5,3085,043265
436GNBillings3,5093,020489
436GBGreat Falls2,7912,539252
436GAAnaconda1,7641,71648
436GDBozeman1,6061,55155
436QCHelena1,4371,223214
436QAHamilton1,2711,21853
436GMLewistown43638254
436A4Miles City CLC32228240
436HCHavre26621056
436GKGlendive22219725
436GIGlasgow1761679
436GLCut Bank1149519
436QBPlentywood35332
Source: U.S. Veteran's Administration

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