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

four accounts, reconciled

Community Care share

of Medical Care

Community Care growth

FY2025 → FY2027

Medical Services

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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