Tag: Insurance: Veterans / CHAMPUS

Suicide by firearm is the number one cause of suicide death among veterans

Veterans with VA health care only, Tricare less likely to live in family having problems paying medical bills than those with private insurance

Wait time disparities most significant for orthopedic services for both Black and Hispanic veterans

Psychiatric capacity structurally inequitable along both income gradient and rurality

Bill mandates the Department of Veterans Affairs to assume some respiratory conditions and cancers are related to the exposure to burn pits

Program will begin with a focus on lung and breathing problems but will expand as science identifies potential new connections

Risk factors for new-onset suicide ideation include low social support, lifetime PTSD and/or depression, worsening of social relationships

Prevalence of MCC remained higher for male, female veterans after stratification by age and adjustment for sociodemographics

Mortality significantly higher for patients receiving care after kidney transplant in Medicare only, dual care