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. 2022 Feb 2;46(5):716–724. doi: 10.1080/10790268.2022.2027321

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
a

Veterans living with SCI/D who only received care at a VA facility

b

Veterans living with SCI/D who were eligible for VA services but used only community-based providers via their Medicare benefits

c

Veterans living with SCI/D who received care from both VA and Medicare