A RAND study of New York physicians found that while veterans living in the Empire State like to use doctors outside the VA, most physicians in the private sector were unfamiliar with veterans’ unique conditions
More than 800,000 veterans in New York find it difficult to get quality health care outside the VA, according to a study released in March by the RAND Corp.
The nonprofit research organization published a study called “Ready or Not: Assessing the Capacity of New York State Health Care Providers to Meet the Needs of Veterans,” and found that only 5 percent of the 746 health care providers surveyed in New York are members of the VA Community Care network. VA manages and funds a number of non-VA programs through its Office of Community Care that provides veterans with care in the community.
In New York, VA operates 12 medical centers and 48 outpatient clinics, but only about half of the state’s vets are enrolled in the VA system. And only 58 percent of those enrolled used the VA in 2015, according to the RAND report.
The authors conclude that these results mean “many” New York veterans are receiving health care in the community sector.
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Hell. I can't found a decent doctor working in the V.A. here in NC. These V.A. doctors really suck.
ReplyDeleteIt's difficult to find American doctors so many are foreign, in the VA system or not. I would rather be in the VA system than going through Health Net (the expensive middle guy) to find someone outside the system. You may have to drive further to find a good VA facility but it is worth it.
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