Data from a national survey of veterans are analyzed to determine how age, income, health
insurance and service-connected disability influence the veteran's choice of Veterans …

This study is a secondary analysis of the Harris Survey of Aging Veterans (SAV) and is
designed to identify variables that may be associated with older veterans' future use of the …

That veterans aged 65 years and older are eligible to receive care either in the Veteran
Affairs (VA) health care system or in the private sector under Medicare confounds the …

Based on the 1992 US National Survey of Veterans, we analyzed veterans' inpatient and
outpatient health care utilization patterns by estimating count data two-part hurdle models …

The Veterans Administration (VA) is mandated by law to provide health care services to
veterans who meet eligibility criteria established by statute. In fiscal year 1985, over $9 …

By the end of the decade, fully one half of American males aged 65 years and over will be
veterans. In anticipation of the increased demand for medical services, the Veterans …

This study compares the use of health services by veterans with that by nonveterans;
compares the use of health services by veterans from different service cohorts with each …

The number of female veterans has more than doubled in the last 15 years, and this growth
is expected to continue. This study examines the current utilization of both overall and …

Resource allocations within the VA health care system are based in part on the number of
veterans in an area plus the number of veterans expected to move into that area. This paper …

Objectives: The primary objective of this study was to examine veterans' reliance on health
care services provided by the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) within Minnesota and …