Veterans' Reliance on VA Care by Type of Service and Distance to VA for Nonelderly VA-Medicaid Dual Enrollees.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Not much is known about nonelderly veterans and their reliance on care from the Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system when they have access to non-VA care.

Objectives

To estimate VA reliance for nonelderly veterans enrolled in VA and Medicaid.

Research design

Retrospective, longitudinal analysis of Medicaid claims data and VA administrative data to compare patients' utilization of VA and Medicaid services 12 months before and for up to 12 months after Medicaid enrollment began.

Subjects

Nonelderly veterans (below 65 y) receiving VA care and newly enrolled in Medicaid, calendar years 2006-2010 (N=19,890).

Measures

VA reliance (proportion of care received in VA) for major categories of outpatient and inpatient care.

Results

Patients us

SUBMITTER: Yoon J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6665683 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature