SPEAKER INDEX CONTENTS INSERTS
BOONE 30 33 35 36
COOKSEY 39
EDGERTON 37 38 39
ERRERA 27 34
EVANS 15 16
GARTHWAITE 16 17 19 20 21 22
GUTIERREZ 2 22 23
HUTCHINSON 4
MORAN 16
OGDEN 9 12 13 14 15 16
PETERSON 4
PIARO 27 36
ROSENHECK 23 24 33 34 37 39
STEARNS 1 4 5 9 12 13 14 15 16
19 20 21 22 23 27 30 33 34
35 36 37 39
STEINHARDT 5 12 15
CONTENTS SPEAKERS INSERTS
OPENING STATEMENT OF CHAIRMAN STEARNS
PAGE 1
OPENING STATEMENT OF HON. LUIS GUTIERREZ
PAGE 2
OPENING STATEMENT OF HON. ASA HUTCHINSON
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STATEMENT OF BERNICE STEINHARDT, DIRECTOR, HEALTH SERVICES QUALITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES,
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE; ACCOMPANIED BY JOHN C. HANSEN, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, HEALTH SERVICES
QUALITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES, GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE; JOEL HAMILTON, ANALYST; AND JOHN
OGDEN, CHIEF CONSULTANT, PHARMACY BENEFITS MANAGEMENT STRATEGIC HEALTH GROUP, DEPARTMENT OF
VETERANS AFFAIRS; ACCOMPANIED BY MEL NOEL, ESQ.
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STATEMENT OF BERNICE STEINHARDT
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STATEMENT OF JOHN OGDEN
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STATEMENT OF THOMAS GARTHWAITE, M.D., DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY FOR HEALTH, DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS; ACCOMPANIED BY GAY KORBER, ASSOCIATE CHIEF, MENTAL HEALTH STRATEGIC HEALTH GROUP,
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; AND RICHARD ROBINSON, DEPUTY ASSISTANT GENERAL COUNSEL, DEPARTMENT
OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
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STATEMENT OF THOMAS GARTHWAITE
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STATEMENT OF ROBERT ROSENHECK, M.D., DIRECTOR, NORTHEAST PROGRAM EVALUATION CENTER, DEPARTMENT OF
VETERANS AFFAIRS; ACCOMPANIED BY PAUL ERRERA, M.D., PROFESSOR EMERITUS, PSYCHIATRY, WEST HAVEN VA
MEDICAL CENTER; ROBERT PIARO, CHAIRMAN, VETERANS ORGANIZATIONS HOMELESS COUNCIL; AND LINDA BOONE,
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, NATIONAL COALITION FOR HOMELESS VETERANS
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STATEMENT OF ROBERT ROSENHECK
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STATEMENT OF ROBERT PIARO
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STATEMENT OF LINDA BOONE
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