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Veterans' Use of Veterans Health Administration Primary Care in an Era of Expanding Choice

Description
Characterizes and compares veterans' use of Veterans Health Administration (VA) primary care services at VA facilities and through a VA community care network (VA-CCN) provider, using data from fiscal years 2015-2018. Features statistics including patient characteristics by primary care venue and odds of having any VA-CCN primary care, with breakdowns by urban, rural, or highly rural location.
Author(s)
Denise M. Hynes, Samuel Edwards, Alex Hickok, et al.
Citation
Medical Care, 59(6), S292-S300
Date
06/2021
Type
Document
Tagged as
Access · Clinics · Primary care · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Veterans