An Analysis of Potential Adjustments to the Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation (VERA) System

The Veterans Health Administration asked RAND to undertake a quantitative analysis of the Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation System (VERA), which allocates the congressionally appropriated medical care budget to the Veterans Integrated Service Networks (VISNs). The modelling approach used in this analysis provides a tool that VA policymakers can use for making resource allocation decisions.