Preventive Care Delivery After the Veterans Choice Program.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The Veterans Choice Program expanded Veteran access to community care. The Veterans Choice Program may negatively impact the receipt of preventive care services owing to care fragmentation. This study assesses 10 measures of preventive care in Veterans with the Department of Veterans Affairs coverage before and after the Veterans Choice Program.

Methods

The study population included Veterans who responded to the National Health Interview Survey during the 2 time periods before and after Veterans Choice Program implementation: January 2011-October 2014 and November 2015-December 2018. Outcomes were preventive care services categorized as cardiovascular risk reduction (cholesterol monitoring, blood pressure monitoring, aspirin use), infectious disease prevention (

SUBMITTER: Tummalapalli SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8217145 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature