title: The politics of aging: the geriatric imperative of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
abstract: Committed "to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphans," the federal government through its veterans' programs has long been a pacesetter in meeting some of the income-security and health-care needs of older Americans. But the Department of Veterans Affairs is short of funds. Key policymakers are genuinely divided over how much more they want to invest in the care of aging veterans. This paper assesses four options and concludes that it makes sense to strengthen DVA's internal capacity to meet its geriatric imperative.
authors: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA.
authors: W A
authors: WA
authors: Achenbaum
mesh_terms: D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D006285:Health Planning; D006299:Health Services for the Aged; D006801:Humans; D017146:Models, Organizational; D014481:United States; D014493:United States Department of Veterans Affairs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014728:Veterans