Association of Expanded Health Care Networks With Utilization Among Veterans Affairs Enrollees.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Health insurers alter the size of their networks, offering lower premiums in exchange for a more limited set of care choices. However, little is known about the association of network size with health care utilization and outcomes, particularly outside of the context of private insurance plans.

Objective

To evaluate changes in health care utilization after an expansion in the Veterans Affairs Health Care System (VA) health care network.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study included individuals enrolled in the VA from 2015 to 2018. Considering that the health care network expansion only affected a portion of enrollees, only those who lived between 20 and 60 miles from a VA facility were included. Data analysis was conducted from Septe

SUBMITTER: Rose L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8548943 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature