Veteran Use of Health Care Systems in Rural States: Comparing VA and Non ‐VA Health Care Use Among Privately Insured Veterans under Age 65

ConclusionsOver half of working‐age veterans enrolled in VA and private insurance used services in both systems. Care coordination efforts across systems should include veterans of all ages, particularly rural veterans more likely to be dual users, and better methods are needed to identify veterans with private insurance and their private providers.

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Source: The Journal of Rural Health - December 31, 2015 Category: Rural Health Authors: Mary E. Charlton, Michelle A. Mengeling, Jennifer A. Schlichting, Lan Jiang, Carolyn Turvey, Amal N. Trivedi, Kenneth W. Kizer, Alan N. West Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research