Table 3.
Average (with SE) Annual Population-Weighted and Adjusted Medical Expenditures for Men Who Used Any VA Health Care, Comparing Those Who Used <$1,000 of VA Care in a Year with Those Who Used $1,000 of VA Care or More
| Age Group | 19 to 64 Years Old |
65 Years or Older |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veterans in VA Care Who |
Used <$1,000 of VA Care per Year |
Used ≥$1,000 of VA Care per Year |
Used <$1,000 of VA Care per Year |
Used ≥$1,000 of VA Care per Year |
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| Residence | Urban | Rural | Urban | Rural | Urban | Rural | Urban | Rural |
| Person–year combinations | 1,823 | 621 | 573 | 208 | 1,880 | 716 | 638 | 308 |
| Total medical expenditures | 3,824 | 2,861 | 9,676 | 7,890 | 7,412 | 7,512 | 10,743 | 10,823 |
| (323) | (478) | (904) | (1,371) | (332) | (503) | (933) | (1,084) | |
| Major care components | ||||||||
| Inpatient care | 1,225 | 494 | 3,055 | 2,370 | 3,071 | 3,154 | 3,067 | 4,647 |
| (264) | (214) | (719) | (812) | (272) | (408) | (462) | (944) | |
| 32% | 17% | 32% | 30% | 41% | 42% | 29% | 43% | |
| Other hospital-based care (outpatient and emergency room) | 586 | 569 | 1,480 | 1,337 | 796 | 821 | 1,427 | 800 |
| (66) | (140) | (174) | (499) | (79) | (87) | (385) | (146) | |
| 15% | 20% | 15% | 17% | 11% | 11% | 13% | 7% | |
| Office-based care | 770 | 635 | 1,813 | 1,465 | 1,255 | 1,154 | 1,864 | 1,428 |
| (64) | (93) | (179) | (231) | (69) | (89) | (154) | (209) | |
| 20% | 22% | 19% | 19% | 17% | 15% | 17% | 13% | |
| Other health care (optometry, dental, PT/OT, prosthetics, etc.) | 711 | 778 | 2,112 | 1,487 | 1,224 | 1,404 | 2,482 | 1,986 |
| (70) | (201) | (395) | (499) | (95) | (131) | (420) | (282) | |
| 19% | 27% | 22% | 19% | 17% | 19% | 23% | 18% | |
| Pharmacy services | 532 | 385 | 1,215 | 1,232 | 1,066 | 979 | 1,903 | 1,962 |
| (56) | (48) | (125) | (241) | (33) | (58) | (116) | (149) | |
| 14% | 13% | 13% | 16% | 14% | 13% | 18% | 18% | |
| Major sources of payment | ||||||||
| Medicare | 173 | 504 | 217 | 268 | 4,298 | 4,776 | 2,770 | 3,743 |
| (57) | (246) | (187) | (361) | (267) | (433) | (406) | (799) | |
| 5% | 18% | 2% | 3% | 58% | 64% | 26% | 35% | |
| Private insurance | 2,550 | 1,724 | 1,242 | 659 | 1,435 | 1,046 | 963 | 829 |
| (287) | (332) | (470) | (847) | (129) | (97) | (227) | (163) | |
| 67% | 60% | 13% | 8% | 19% | 14% | 9% | 8% | |
| Self/family | 544 | 440 | 448 | 630 | 938 | 985 | 1,229 | 851 |
| (57) | (76) | (73) | (144) | (43) | (64) | (185) | (119) | |
| 14% | 15% | 5% | 8% | 13% | 13% | 11% | 8% | |
| Other sources (workers' comp, Medicaid, etc.) | 554 | 191 | 1,932 | 942 | 556 | 535 | 1,198 | 1,201 |
| (133) | (101) | (507) | (519) | (52) | (59) | (331) | (319) | |
| 14% | 7% | 20% | 12% | 8% | 7% | 11% | 11% | |
| VA | 21 | 9 | 5,863 | 5,406 | 221 | 211 | 4,668 | 4,235 |
| (13) | (22) | (580) | (710) | (14) | (20) | (482) | (488) | |
| 1% | 0% | 61% | 69% | 3% | 3% | 43% | 39% | |
Note. Each percentage represents the cell average divided by the average of total medical expenditures for the column.