The Veterans Health Administration, account by account.

VHA's four Medical Care appropriations from the FY2027 Budget-in-Brief — FY2025 enacted, FY2026, and the FY2027 request, $ in millions. The four sum to the published Subtotal, Medical Care, reconciled to the dollar. Community Care is the account to watch.

FY27 Medical Care

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four accounts, reconciled

Community Care share

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of Medical Care

Community Care growth

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FY2025 → FY2027

Medical Services

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FY2025 → FY2027 — direct care

Medical Care — the four discretionary accounts ($ in millions)

AccountFY25 enactedFY26FY27 request

Medical Community Care is care VA purchases from private-sector providers under the MISSION Act. Its rise — and the offsetting fall in direct Medical Services — is the structural shift reshaping VHA's budget.

Shown separately — VHA-adjacent accounts & collections ($ in millions)

LineFY25 enactedFY26FY27 request

Medical & Prosthetic Research and Electronic Health Record Modernization are VHA-related but are their own accounts, outside the four Medical Care appropriations — so they are shown here, not inside the Medical Care subtotal.

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