… For example, the highest risk patients were more likely (OR = 1.42) to use any VA service
than to use Medicare only. This pattern indicates that the highest risk patients were using a …

… service utilization, little is known about the sociodemographic and health characteristics of
veterans who do not use … For example, this study found that veterans who did not use the VA …

… subsequent use of non-Veterans Affairs (VA) services among chronically ill veterans … In
this study, we determined the VA and non-VA healthcare use and the costs of veterans with …

… The Veterans Affairs health care system (VA), the nation's … health care services to veterans
of US military service. Many … of A1c testing compared with veterans who did not use the VA. …

… The extent of VA service use was determined by examining the VA National Patient Care
database (NPCD) and Fee basis (services from non-VA providers but paid for by VA) files for all …

… active-duty service members and veterans began experiencing … is not surprising that some
service members developed such … the use of VA mental health services directly from veterans, …

… , associated illness burden, and concomitant service use, several hypotheses were examined
in this study. First, we hypothesized that female veterans would be more likely to report …

… minority on utilization of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health services by female veterans.
… half (53%) of those with psychiatric or substance abuse problems report VA service use. …

… and is increasing use of internet technology, … use among veterans in general and particularly
use of online health information among VA patients and specifically mental health service …

… Results from our examination of VA health care service use are consistent with the findings
that the oldest veteran group is doing significantly better across a number of mental health …