Use and Cost of Low-Value Health Services Delivered or Paid for by the Veterans Health Administration.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Within the Veterans Health Administration (VA), the use and cost of low-value services delivered by VA facilities or increasingly by VA Community Care (VACC) programs have not been comprehensively quantified.

Objective

To quantify veterans' overall use and cost of low-value services, including VA-delivered care and VA-purchased community care.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study assessed a national population of VA-enrolled veterans. Data on enrollment, sociodemographic characteristics, comorbidities, and health care services delivered by VA facilities or paid for by the VA through VACC programs were compiled for fiscal year 2018 from the VA Corporate Data Warehouse. Data analysis was conducted from April 2020 to January 2022.

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SUBMITTER: Radomski TR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9257674 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature