ArticleMedical care2021
Community Urgent Care Use Following Implementation of the Veterans Affairs Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks Act.
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.
- Emergency Department Utilization by Veterans for Low-Acuity Conditions After Virtual Care Expansion.JAMA network open · 2025Article
- Growth of Community Outpatient Care in the Veterans Affairs System After the MISSION Act.Journal of general internal medicine · 2024Article
- After-hours, Severity, and Distance are Associated with Non-VHA Emergency Department Use for Older Veterans: Insights from a Regional Health Information Exchange.Journal of geriatric emergency medicine · 2024Article
- Payer shifting after expansions in access to private care among veterans.Health services research · 2023Article
- Disparities in Wait Times for Care Among US Veterans by Race and Ethnicity.JAMA network open · 2023Article
- Opportunity to increase deceased donation for United States veterans.American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons · 2021Article
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9 authors at 7 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundEffective June 6, 2019, Veterans Affairs (VA) began offering a new urgent care (UC) benefit that provides eligible Veterans with greater choice and access to care for the treatment of minor injuries and illnesses in their local communities.
objectivesThe aim was to describe trends in UC use, identify predictors of UC benefit use, and understand the factors associated with community UC use versus VA emergency department (ED) or urgent care center (UCC) use. STUDY
designUsing VA administrative data, this was a retrospective cross-sectional study of Veterans that were enrolled in VA in FY19. Veterans were classified into 3 groups: UC benefit users, benefit non-users, and VA ED/UCC users.
methodsWe used summary statistics to compare population characteristics across user groups. To determine whether predisposing, enabling, and need factors predicted UC benefit use and setting choice (community UCC vs. VA ED/UCC), 2 logistic regression models were fitted to assess odds of UC use.
resultsFrom June 6, 2019 through February 29, 2020, 138,305 Veterans made 175,821 community UC visits. The majority of visits were made by White males who were not subject to co-pays. The average cost to VA for UC visits was $132 (SD=$135). Upper respiratory infections were the most common reason for UC use. Being younger, female, and living farther from a VA ED/UCC was associated with greater UC benefit use compared with both benefit non-users and VA ED/UCC users.
conclusionsThe new benefit expands Veteran access to UC services for low-acuity conditions.
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