Geographic Variation in Appointment Wait Times for US Military Veterans.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Timely access to medical care is an important determinant of health and well-being. The US Congress passed the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act in 2014 and the VA MISSION (Maintaining Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks) Act in 2018, both of which allow veterans to access care from community-based clinicians, but geographic variation in appointment wait times after the passage of these acts have not been studied.

Objective

To describe geographic variation in wait times experienced by veterans for primary care, mental health, and other specialties.

Design, setting, and participants

This is a cross-sectional study using data from the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Corporate Data Warehouse. Participants include veterans w

SUBMITTER: Feyman Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9412224 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature