Current and Projected Characteristics and Unique Health Care Needs of the Patient Population Served by the Department of Veterans Affairs

doi:10.7249/RR1165z1

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DOI	10.7249/RR1165z1
报告编号	RR-1165/1-VA
	Current and Projected Characteristics and Unique Health Care Needs of the Patient Population Served by the Department of Veterans Affairs
	Christine Eibner; Heather Krull; Kristine M. Brown; Matthew Cefalu; Andrew W. Mulcahy; Michael Pollard; Kanaka Shetty; David M. Adamson; Ernesto F. L. Amaral; Philip Armour; et al.
	2015
出版年	2015
页数	388
语种	英语
国家	美国
出版者	RAND Corporation
领域	资源环境
英文摘要	The Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 addressed the need for access to timely, high-quality health care for veterans. Section 201 of the legislation called for an independent assessment of various aspects of veterans' health care. The RAND Corporation was tasked with an assessment of the current and projected demographics and health care needs of patients served by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The number of U.S. veterans will continue to decline over the next decade, and the demographic mix and geographic locations of these veterans will change. While the number of veterans using VA health care has increased over time, demand will level off in the coming years. Veterans have more favorable economic circumstances than non-veterans, but they are also older and more likely to be diagnosed with many health conditions. Not all veterans are eligible for or use VA health care. Whether and to what extent an eligible veteran uses VA health care depends on a number of factors, including access to other sources of health care. Veterans who rely on VA health care are older and less healthy than veterans who do not, and the prevalence of costly conditions in this population is projected to increase. Potential changes to VA policy and the context for VA health care, including effects of the Affordable Care Act, could affect demand. Analysis of a range of data sources provided insight into how the veteran population is likely to change in the next decade.
英文关键词	Health Care Access Demography Health Care Delivery Approaches Veteran Health Care
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来源平台	Rand Corporation
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文献类型	科技报告
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/4075
专题	资源环境科学
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Christine Eibner,Heather Krull,Kristine M. Brown,et al. Current and Projected Characteristics and Unique Health Care Needs of the Patient Population Served by the Department of Veterans Affairs:RAND Corporation,2015.