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Access to Care Among Rural Veterans


Access to Care Among Rural Veterans - Office of Health Equity

Veterans residing in rural and highly rural areas don't always have the same access to VA health care as those in more suburban and urban areas. This can often ...

Rural Veterans and Access to Healthcare Overview

American Legion – provides assistance, outreach, and support for veterans and their families with VA claims and healthcare benefits · Disabled ...

Opportunities to Improve Access for Veterans Living in Rural Areas

About a third of the 8.3 million veterans who receive Department of Veterans Affairs health care live in rural areas. The VA has sought to ...

RURAL VETERANS - Office of Rural Health

Rural Veteran Demographics · 48% of rural Veterans are enrolled in the VA health care system – higher than the 41% enrollment rate of urban Veterans · 8% of ...

Office of Rural Health Efforts and Recommendations for Improvement

Access to health care is critical for veterans, particularly for the more than 8 million veterans that live in rural areas.

Rural Veterans and Access to Healthcare – Resources

Presents information on rural veterans' access to healthcare, including frequently asked questions regarding VA eligibility, the Veterans ...

Rural Veterans' Experiences With Outpatient Care in the Veterans ...

Rural Veterans reported worse experiences in CC versus VA, except for specialty care Access. Rural Veterans' care experiences improved between ...

Rural veteran perception of healthcare access in South Carolina ...

The estimated range of Veterans using dual or concurrent services is between 28% and 75%, particularly for those living far from the VA [19].

Access to and accessibility of care for rural Veterans with disabilities

These challenges are exacerbated for rural-dwelling persons with disabilities. Although US Veterans experience disabilities at a higher rate than non-Veterans ...

Iraq War veteran struggles to access VA care in rural area - DAV

There is a 20% increased risk for suicide among rural veterans, who also face a number of unique barriers in accessing care, such as health ...

Rural Vets: Their Barriers, Problems, Needs

Rural veterans face numerous barriers to their access of health care, including: long travel distances to community and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) ...

Racial and Ethnic and Rural Variations in Access to Primary Care for ...

Importance The 2018 Veterans Affairs Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks (VA MISSION) Act was implemented ...

Barriers to accessing care among rural women veterans - PubMed

Rural women veterans are less likely than men and nonrural veterans to access Veterans Health Administration (VHA) care.

Mental Health Challenges for Veterans in Rural America

The VA has recognized the need to provide access to care for rural veterans, allocating 32% of its healthcare budget to rural veteran care.6 In ...

Use of Telehealth to Increase Health Care Access for Older, Rural ...

Rural veterans are older and have more complex medical issues than their urban counterparts. Veterans aged 65 and above represent 57% of all ...

Barriers to accessing care among rural women veterans

Rural women veterans are less likely than men and nonrural veterans to access Veterans Health Administration (VHA) care.

Mental Healthcare Access for Rural Veterans Lower Than Urban ...

Of the veterans seeking mental healthcare through the VA, 27 percent of them lived in rural areas. But access to mental healthcare was starkly ...

Addressing Barriers to Care for Rural Veterans - Applied Policy

Accessing healthcare can be difficult for the over 4.4 million American veterans living in rural America. The many barriers to care include ...

Rates of Primary Care and Integrated Mental Health Telemedicine ...

Importance Telemedicine can increase access to care, but uptake has been low among people living in rural areas. The Veterans Health ...

Understanding rural‐urban differences in veterans' internet access ...

The expansion of telemedicine (e.g., telephone or video) in the Veterans Health Administration (VA) raises concerns for health care ...


Rural Workforce Development Southern Region Summit