Task Force on Veterans’ Health: Project Learning Period Summary

Published November 25, 2025

The North Carolina Institute of Medicine (NCIOM) began convening a task force in the summer of 2025 to identify actions to improve access to and the experience of care in community-based health care settings for those who have served in the military, their families, and caregivers. The goal of this work is to address:

 

 

  • Systems around community health care provision for Veterans.
  • Community health care provider Veteran cultural competency and provider capabilities related to billing common payers for Veteran care.
  • Health-related needs of Veteran family members and caregivers.
  • Veteran knowledge of health-related service availability.
  • Capacity of health-related services for Veterans.
  • Transition experiences from active duty to civilian or reserve status.
  • Empowerment of community-level efforts to support Veteran and family member health and well-being.

To inform the development and scope of the task force, NCIOM staff undertook a six-month learning period to better understand the landscape of Veteran services and needs in North Carolina. This report summarizes the lessons learned from this period.

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Abstract

The North Carolina Institute of Medicine (NCIOM) began convening a task force in the summer of 2025 to identify actions to improve access to and the experience of care in community-based health care settings for those who have served in the military, their families, and caregivers.

 

To inform the development and scope of the task force, NCIOM staff undertook a six-month learning period to better understand the landscape of Veteran services and needs in North Carolina. This report summarizes the lessons learned from this period.