BHOF Comments On the Office of Inspector General Report Entitled VHA Policy and Practice Support Age-Specific Osteoporosis Screening in Women

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January 29, 2025

Michael J. Missal Inspector General
Department of Veterans Affairs
810 VermontAvenue, NW
Washington, DC 20420

Dear Inspector General Missal,

The Bone Health and Osteoporosis Foundation (BHOF) appreciates this opportunity to comment on the recently issued Office of Inspector General report entitled VHA Policy and Practice Support Age-Specific Osteoporosis Screening in Women. BHOF is the nation’s leading resource for patients, health care professionals and organizations seeking up-to-date, medically sound information and program materials on the causes, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis.

BHOF commends the Inspector Generalā€™s longstanding focus on assuring that our nationā€™s veterans have access to quality bone health care. Your report in 2010 highlighted the growing impact of osteoporosis on veterans and the need for improved care. That important report estimated that between 200,000 and 400,000 Veterans suffered from osteoporosis and identified significant shortcomings in the care of those veterans

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