tailieunhanh - OVERSIGHT HEARING ON THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS LIFE INSURANCE PROGRAM

In the Family Health Survey, trained interviewers telephone a random sample of households and ask to speak with the household member most knowledgeable about the health of all household members. This respondent provides information for all people living in the household at the time of the interview. In 2008, the FHS interviewed respondents in 2,476 households; these households included 6,243 people. Background characteristics, such as age, race, sex, poverty status, employment status and education, are also obtained for everyone in the household. . | OVERSIGHT HEARING ON THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS LIFE INSURANCE PROGRAM HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON BENEFITS OF THE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED EIGHTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION SEPTEMBER 25 2003 Printed for the use of the Committee on Veterans Affairs Serial No. 108-23 . GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 95-308PDF WASHINGTON 2004 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents . Government Printing Office Internet Phone toll free 866 512-1800 DC area 202 512-1800 Fax 202 512-2250 Mail Stop SSOP Washington DC 20402-0001 COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS CHRISTOPHER H. SMITH New Jersey Chairman MICHAEL BILIRAKIS Florida TERRY EVERETT Alabama STEVE BUYER Indiana JACK QUINN New York CLIFF STEARNS Florida JERRY MORAN Kansas RICHARD H. BAKER Louisiana ROB SIMMONS Connecticut HENRY E. BROWN JR. South Carolina JEFF MILLER Florida JOHN BOOZMAN Arkansas JEB BRADLEY New Hampshire BOB BEAUPREZ Colorado GINNY BROWN-WAITE Florida RICK RENZI Arizona TIM MURPHY Pennsylvania LANE EVANS Illinois BOB FILNER California LUIS V. GUTIERREZ Illinois CORRINE BROWN Florida VIC SNYDER Arkansas CIRO D. RODRÍGUEZ Texas MICHAEL H. MICHAUD Maine DARLENE HOOLEY Oregon SILVESTRE REYES Texas TED STRICKLAND Ohio SHELLEY BERKLEY Nevada TOM UDALL New Mexico SUSAN A. DAVIS California TIM RYAN Ohio Patrick E. Ryan Chief Counsel and Staff Director SUBCOMMITTEE ON BENEFITS HENRY E. BROWN Jr. South Carolina Chairman JACK QUINN New York JEFF MILLER Florida JEB BRADLEY New Hampshire GINNY BROWN-WAITE Florida MICHAEL H. MICHAUD Maine SUSAN A. DAVIS California SILVESTRE REYES Texas CORRINE BROWN Florida II C O N T E N T S September 25 2003 Page Oversight Hearing on the Department of Veterans Affairs Life Insurance Program . 1 OPENING STATEMENTS Chairman Brown . 1 Hon. Michael H. Michaud . 2 Hon. Jeb Bradley . 7 Hon. Susan A. Davis. 8 WITNESSES Blake Carl Associate Legislative Director Paralyzed Veterans of America . 11 Prepared statement of Mr. Blake .