title: Caring for veterans in the private sector.
abstract: Veterans have several significant healthcare needs that can be addressed in the primary care setting. Within the private sector, clinicians can use military and nonmilitary resources to provide care to this unique population. Recommendations for several veteran healthcare needs also are addressed.
authors.affiliation: At the time this article was written, Maggie Leonard Rivera was a student in the PA program at Northern Arizona University in Phoenix, Ariz. She now practices primary care in Globe, Ariz. Bettie Coplan is an associate clinical professor in the PA program at Northern Arizona University and practices primary care in Phoenix, Ariz. The authors have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.
authors.forename: Maggie Leonard
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Rivera
authors.forename: Bettie
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Coplan
mesh_terms: D000070642:Brain Injuries, Traumatic; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D011320:Primary Health Care; D017149:Private Sector; D012742:Sex Offenses; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic; D013405:Suicide; D014481:United States; D014493:United States Department of Veterans Affairs; D058014:Veterans Health