Open AccessDid Access to Care Improve Since Passage of the Veterans Choice Act?
Author(s) -
Deborah Gurewich,
Michael Shwartz,
Erin BeilsteinWedel,
Heather Davila,
Amy K. Rosen
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
medical care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.632
H-Index - 178
eISSN - 1537-1948
pISSN - 0025-7079
DOI - 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001490
Subject(s) - medicine , specialty , veterans affairs , family medicine , health care , population , rural area , ambulatory care , gerontology , environmental health , pathology , economics , economic growth
The 2014 Veterans Choice Program aimed to improve care access for Veterans through expanded availability of community care (CC). Increased access to CC could particularly benefit rural Veterans, who often face obstacles in obtaining medical care at the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). However, whether Veterans Choice Program improved timely access to care for this vulnerable population is understudied.