The number of case managers is a factor of the demand. We operate with about 230 case managers. Those numbers have been constant in recent years. You may see a dip from time to time due to staffing. It may drop down to 225, maybe go to 232, but it's in that 230-range. In fact, within the resources that we have in service delivery branch, I have in excess of 1,600 full-time equivalents, and the amount that we allocate to case management is consistent with the need in any particular geographic area, bearing in mind that our standard is that there will be one case manager for every 40 case-managed veterans. So over time, the answer to your question is, if the need for case management increases, the numbers will increase. And if the need goes down, which I suspect probably is not going to happen, that we will make the adjustments on a location-by-location basis.
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