Veterans’ Access to and Use of Medicare and Veterans Affairs Health Care

2007312 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Denise M. Hynes

Kristin Koelling

Kevin T. Stroupe · Program Support Center

Noreen Arnold

Katherine Mallin

Min‐Woong Sohn · Northwestern University

Frances M. Weaver · Northwestern University

Larry M. Manheim · Northwestern University

Linda Kok

Abstract

VA health care provides an important safety net for vulnerable populations. Targeted approaches that carefully consider the simultaneous impacts of VA and Medicare policy changes on minority and high-risk populations are essential to ensure veterans have access to needed health care.

Topics & Keywords

Healthcare Policy and Management Primary Care and Health Outcomes Global Health Care Issues

UN Sustainable Development Goals

No poverty

Publication Details

Published in: Medical Care

Volume 45, Issue 3, pp. 214-223

DOI: 10.1097/01.mlr.0000244657.90074.b7

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