Rasmussen Petra, Farmer Carrie M
Rand Health Q. 2023 Jun 16;10(3):9. eCollection 2023 Jun.
Despite an overall decline in the U.S. veteran population, the number of veterans using VA health care has increased. To deliver timely care to as many eligible veterans as possible, VA supplements the care delivered by VA providers with private-sector community care, which is paid for by VA and delivered by non-VA providers. Although community care is a potentially important resource for veterans facing access barriers and long wait times for appointments, questions remain about its cost and quality. With recent expansions in veterans' eligibility for community care, accurate data are critical to policy and budget decisions and ensuring that veterans receive the high-quality health care they need.
尽管美国退伍军人的总体数量有所下降，但使用退伍军人事务部（VA）医疗保健服务的退伍军人数量却有所增加。为了尽可能及时地为更多符合条件的退伍军人提供护理，退伍军人事务部利用私营部门的社区护理来补充退伍军人事务部医疗服务提供者所提供的护理，社区护理由退伍军人事务部付费，并由非退伍军人事务部的医疗服务提供者提供。尽管社区护理对于面临就医障碍和预约等待时间过长问题的退伍军人来说可能是一项重要资源，但关于其成本和质量仍存在疑问。随着最近退伍军人获得社区护理资格的扩大，准确的数据对于政策和预算决策以及确保退伍军人获得他们所需的高质量医疗保健至关重要。
