Table 3.
Health care service utilization by system use.
*Values represent mean number of visits for each service | VA Onlya | Medicare Onlyb | Dual Usersc | |
---|---|---|---|---|
VA | Medicare | |||
Specialty Care | 6.7 | 8.6 | 6.0 | 6.1 |
Primary Care | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1.6 |
Diagnostic | 5.4 | 2.9 | 4.7 | 1.9 |
Mental Health | 2.4 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 0.2 |
Veterans living with SCI/D who only received care at a VA facility
Veterans living with SCI/D who were eligible for VA services but used only community-based providers via their Medicare benefits
Veterans living with SCI/D who received care from both VA and Medicare