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Evaluating the Impact of VA's Contract Buyout Program: An Analysis of Rural Workforce Recruitment Challenges
2026-02-14
health systems and quality improvement
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BackgroundApproximately 33% of U.S. Veterans live in rural areas, often facing significant barriers to accessing healthcare due to staffing shortages at VA facilities. The Contract Buyout (CBO) program, authorized under the PACT Act of 2022, was designed to address rural healthcare staffing shortages by enabling Veterans Health Administration (VHA) facilities to buy out existing service contracts to work in rural VA facilities. Despite its potential, uptake of the program has been limited, with ...
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