title: VHA enrollees' health care coverage and use of care.
abstract: The authors examined health care coverage for Veterans' Health Administration (VHA) enrollees and how their reliance on VHA care varies by coverage, using the largest and most detailed survey of veterans using VHA services ever conducted. The results showed that a majority of veterans who use VHA services have alternative health care coverage and that most of them use both VHA and non-VHA health care. The findings have important implications for quality of care and coordination of care.
authors.affiliation: Center for Health Quality, Outcomes, and Economic Research (CHQOER), Rutgers University, USA.
authors.forename: Yujing
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Ann
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hendricks
authors.forename: Shuo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Lewis E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Kazis
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D005260:Female; D006264:Health Benefit Plans, Employee / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006787:Hospitals, Veterans / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D019458:Insurance Coverage / Q000145:classification / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007348:Insurance, Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017054:Insurance, Medigap / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D008484:Medicaid / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006278:Medicare / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014481:United States; D014493:United States Department of Veterans Affairs; D014728:Veterans / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*