Using Democratic Deliberation to Engage Veterans in Complex Policy Making for the Veterans Health Administration

Tanner J Caverly; Claire H Robinson; Sarah L Krein; Jane Forman; Martha Quinn; Sarah E Skurla; Laura Damschroder

Using Democratic Deliberation to Engage Veterans in Complex Policy Making for the Veterans Health Administration

Fed Pract. 2020 Jan;37(1):24-32.

Authors

Tanner J Caverly¹, Claire H Robinson¹, Sarah L Krein¹, Jane Forman¹, Martha Quinn¹, Sarah E Skurla¹, Laura Damschroder¹

Affiliation

¹ , , and are Research Investigators; and are Qualitative Analysts; and is a Research Associate; all at the VA Ann Arbor Health Care System, Center for Clinical Management Research, Health Services Research and Development in Michigan. is a Research Specialist at the School of Public Health; Tanner Caverly is an Assistant Professor in the Medical School; and Sarah Krein is an Adjunct Research Professor in the School of Nursing; all at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.

PMID: 32047352
PMCID: PMC7010339

Abstract

A democratic deliberation panel of veterans providing insight into veteran perspectives on resource allocation and the Veterans Choice Act showed the importance and feasibility of engaging veterans in the policy-making process.

Grants and funding

IK2 HX002246/HX/HSRD VA/United States