The patient focus group was held on January 23,2019 at the Naval Medical Center in San Diego, CA. The aim of the focus group was to further understand and incorporate the perspective of patients with HTN and who are covered and/or receiving their care through the VA and/or DoD healthcare systems, as these patients are most affected by the recommendations put forth in the CPG. The focus group lasted for approximately three hours and delved into the patients perspectives on a set of topics related to their HTN management, including their priorities, the challenges they have experienced, the information they received regarding their care, and the impacts of their care on their lives. The focus group comprised a convenience sample, and the Work Group recognizes the lack of generalizability and other limitations inherent in the small sample size. A total of three patients and one caregiver were included in the focus group to be consistent with the requirements of the Federal Paperwork Reduction Act, 1980. The Work Group acknowledges that the sample included in this focus group is not representative of all patients within the VA and DoD healthcare systems. Further, time limitations for the focus group prevented exhaustive exploration of all topics related to HTN management in the VA and DoD and the patients broader experiences with their care. Thus, the Work Group made decisions regarding the priority of topics to discuss at the focus groups. These limitations, as well as others, were considered during guideline development as the information collected from the discussion was being used. Recruitment for participation in the focus groups was managed by the Champions and VA and DoD Leadership, with assistance from coordinators at the facilities at which the focus groups took place. 