Objectives. Some of the nation's 26 million veterans have two government-financed health
care entitlements: Medicare and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The aims of this …

OBJECTIVE: To examine Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Medicare hospitalizations
for elderly veterans with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), their use of cardiac procedures in …

Objective. To compare patients treated for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in a Veterans
Health Administration (VHA) facility to similar patients treated under Medicare. Data …

OBJECTIVES: To examine regional variation in health care utilization and outcomes during
acute and chronic care of veterans following acute myocardial infarction (AMI), identifying …

Background Some have the opinion that patients cared for in Veterans Health Administration
(VHA) hospitals receive care of poorer quality than those cared for in non-VHA institutions …

This study sought to evaluate the quality of care rendered to Medicare beneficiaries with
acute myocardial infarction by establishing the use patterns of well-proven therapies in this …

Background—There is concern that care provided in the Veterans Health Administration
(VA) may be of poorer quality than non-VA health care. We compared use of medications …

ContextSome have argued that Canada's uniquely restrictive approach to private health
insurance keeps the socioeconomic elite inside the public system so that their demands and …

Comparisons of care in Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals with care in non-VA hospitals are
needed to define the future role of the VA health care system. Therefore, the authors …

Background Prior studies have suggested that payer status may be an important
determinant of medical resource utilization and outcome in acute myocardial infarction …