36C10G18R0208-1-0013004.xlsx

This document contains data on Veterans Health Administration authorizations and unique patient counts by rurality for Region 4 from fiscal years 2015 to 2018. The data is broken out by state and indicates the number of authorizations and unique patients in highly rural and rural areas for each fiscal year. It also relates to a federal contract solicitation seeking a Customer Care Network contractor for Region 4.

The solicitation requests a Customer Care Network contractor to manage durable medical equipment, medical devices, orthotic, and prosthetic item prescriptions for Region 4. Responses were due by September 14, 2018. The contractor would be responsible for receiving faxed or mailed prescriptions from VA medical centers in the region, or submissions through the VA Community Care Provider Portal. The strategic acquisition center at the Department of Veterans Affairs would award the contract.