Health Care Access Expansions and Use of Veterans Affairs and Other Hospitals by Veterans

Jean Yoon; Kenneth W Kizer; Michael K Ong; Yue Zhang; Megan E Vanneman; Adam Chow; Ciaran S Phibbs

doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.1409

Health Care Access Expansions and Use of Veterans Affairs and Other Hospitals by Veterans

JAMA Health Forum. 2022 Jun 10;3(6):e221409. doi: 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.1409. eCollection 2022 Jun.

Authors

Jean Yoon¹, Kenneth W Kizer², Michael K Ong³, Yue Zhang⁴, Megan E Vanneman⁴, Adam Chow¹, Ciaran S Phibbs¹

Affiliations

¹ Health Economics Resource Center, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Menlo Park, California.
² Sean N. Parker Center for Asthma and Allergy Research, Stanford University, Stanford, California.
³ VA Center for the Study of Healthcare Innovation, Implementation and Policy, Los Angeles, California.
⁴ Informatics, Decision-Enhancement and Analytic Sciences Center, VA Salt Lake City Health Care System, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Abstract

This cohort study examines changes in the use of Veterans Affairs (VA) and non-VA hospitals by VA enrollees and mortality associated with these policies.

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Cohort Studies
Health Services Accessibility
Hospitals
Humans
United States
United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans*

Abstract

Publication types

MeSH terms

Grants and funding