Growth of Community Outpatient Care in the Veterans Affairs System After the MISSION Act.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks (MISSION) Act of 2018 authorized a major expansion of purchased care in the community for Veterans experiencing access barriers in the Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system.

Objective

To estimate changes in primary care, mental health, and emergency/urgent care visits in the VA and community fiscal years (FY) 2018-2021 and differences between rural and urban clinics.

Design

A national, longitudinal study of VA clinics and outpatient utilization. Clinic-level analysis was conducted to estimate changes in number and proportion of clinic visits provided in the community associated with the MISSION Act adjusting for clinic characteristics and underlying time trends.

Participant

SUBMITTER: Yoon J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11347504 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature