Health Insurance Enrollment Among US Veterans, 2010-2021.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care spending has increased in the past decade, in part due to legislative changes that expanded access to VA-purchased care.

Objective

To understand how insurance coverage and enrollment in VA has changed between 2010 and 2021.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study used data from surveys conducted from 2010 to 2021. Participants were respondents across 4 national surveys who reported being a US veteran and reported on health insurance enrollment. Data were analyzed from October 2023 to June 2024.

Main outcomes and measures

Self-reported health insurance coverage, reliance on VA insurance, and self-reported health.

Results

Among a total of 3 644 614 survey respondents (mean [SE]

SUBMITTER: Wagner TH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11514437 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature