Pharmacy Use by Dual-Eligible Non-Elderly Veterans with Private Healthcare Insurance

Authors

Brian C. Lund, University of Iowa
Mary E. Charlton, University of Iowa
Alan N. West, Dartmouth College

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

9-23-2016

Publication Title

BioMed Central Health Services Research

Department

Geisel School of Medicine

Abstract

The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is the largest nationally integrated healthcare system in the United States, operating 168 medical centers and more than 1000 community based outpatient clinics. However, many veterans seek care outside the VHA system, particularly when they are also covered by state or federal programs such as Medicare or Medicaid, or have access to private health insurance, often through employment. Concerted efforts have been made to facilitate communication and coordinate care between VHA and private sector healthcare, but concurrent use of these systems adds to an already fragmented U.S health care system.

DOI

10.1186/s12913-016-1773-z

Dartmouth Digital Commons Citation

Lund, Brian C.; Charlton, Mary E.; and West, Alan N., "Pharmacy Use by Dual-Eligible Non-Elderly Veterans with Private Healthcare Insurance" (2016). Dartmouth Scholarship. 612.
https://digitalcommons.dartmouth.edu/facoa/612