1. Veterans affairs contracting: improvements in buying medical and surgical supplies could yield cost savings and efficiency : report to the chairman, Committee on Veterans' Affairs, House of Representatives Publication: Washington, DC : United States Government Accountability Office, November 2017 Subject(s): Contract ServicesHospitals, VeteransPurchasing, HospitalCost SavingsEmergenciesEquipment and Supplies -- economicsHumansUnited StatesUnited States. Veterans Health Administration.