Summary of Estimated Program Costs/Savings Due to the uncertainties regarding the rate of potentially new enrollees in the Veteran Choice Program and on the best reasonably obtainable data, VA has prepared Low and High End Volume estimates for determining the costs of this rulemaking. Based upon the assumptions that authority to spend funds under this current legislation expires no later than August 7, 2017, the Low End Volume total costs associated with this rulemaking are estimated to be $315 million and the High End Volume total costs are estimated to be $1.8 billion. Low End Volume Estimate Calculating Driving Removing Requirement Distance Only to Fiscal Excessive Total Costs to for Enrollment Prior to Sites with Full Time Year Burden VA August 1, 2014 Primary Care Physician 2016 $21,000,000 $64,000,000 $53,000,000 $138,000,000 FY 2017 $20,000,000 $48,000,000 $109,000,000 $177,000,000 (through Aug 7) $41,000,000 $112,000,000 $162,000,000 $315,000,000 *Numbers may not add up due to rounding. High End Volume Estimate Calculating Driving Removing Distance Only to Fiscal Total Costs to Requirement for Excessive Burden with Full Time Year Enrollment Prior to VA Primary Care August 1, 2014 Physician 2016 $92,000,000 $284,000,000 $158,000,000 $534,000,000 FY 2017 $154,000,000 $372,000,000 $760,000,000 $1,286,000,000 (through Aug 7) Total $246,000,000 $656,000,000 $918,000,000 $1,820,000,000 *Numbers may not add up due to rounding.
Summary of Estimated Program Costs/Savings Due to the uncertainties regarding the rate of potentially new enrollees in the Veteran Choice Program and on the best reasonably obtainable data, VA has prepared Low and High End Volume estimates for determining the costs of this rulemaking. Based upon the assumptions that authority to spend funds under this current legislation expires no later than August 7, 2017, the Low End Volume total costs associated with this rulemaking are estimated to be $315 million and the High End Volume total costs are estimated to be $1.8 billion. Low End Volume Estimate Fiscal Year Removing Requirement for Enrollment Prior to August 1, 2014 Calculating Driving Distance Only to Sites with Full Time Primary Care Physician Excessive Burden Total Costs to VA 2016 $21,000,000 $64,000,000 $53,000,000 $138,000,000 FY 2017 (through Aug 7) $20,000,000 $48,000,000 $109,000,000 $177,000,000 $41,000,000 $112,000,000 $162,000,000 $315,000,000 *Numbers may not add up due to rounding. High End Volume Estimate Fiscal Year Removing Requirement for Enrollment Prior to August 1, 2014 Calculating Driving Distance Only to with Full Time Primary Care Physician Excessive Burden Total Costs to VA 2016 $92,000,000 $284,000,000 $158,000,000 $534,000,000 FY 2017 (through Aug 7) $154,000,000 $372,000,000 $760,000,000 $1,286,000,000 Total $246,000,000 $656,000,000 $918,000,000 $1,820,000,000 *Numbers may not add up due to rounding.
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