Table 2.
Longitudinal Trends in VA Health Care Utilization and External Determinants, 2008–2014
| (a) Age 18–64 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Average VA Health Care Utilization (2010 $) | % Medicaid Eligible | Housing Price Index | No. of MDs/1,000 Population | Veterans’ Unemployment Ratio | % with Employer‐Sponsored Insurance Coverage |
| 2008 | $4,132 | 7.1% | 189.2 | 2.52 | 22.3% | 78.1% |
| 2009 | $4,483 | 7.1% | 181.8 | 2.53 | 23.8% | 79.4% |
| 2010 | $4,489 | 7.3% | 173.0 | 2.55 | 24.7% | 78.0% |
| 2011 | $4,415 | 8.0% | 168.9 | 2.56 | 25.6% | 78.0% |
| 2012 | $4,083 | 8.1% | 178.2 | 2.57 | 25.3% | 77.8% |
| 2013 | $3,853 | 8.2% | 192.2 | 2.61 | 25.6% | 77.9% |
| 2014 | $3,940 | 10.9% | 203.9 | 2.64 | 24.9% | 75.4% |
| (b) Age 65 and Older | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Average VA Health Care Utilization (2010 $) | % Medicaid Eligible | Housing Price Index | No. of MDs/1,000 Population |
| 2008 | $4,256 | 9.6% | 189.1 | 2.49 |
| 2009 | $4,619 | 9.9% | 181.5 | 2.50 |
| 2010 | $4,617 | 10.2% | 172.8 | 2.51 |
| 2011 | $4,560 | 11.7% | 168.9 | 2.51 |
| 2012 | $4,230 | 11.7% | 177.7 | 2.53 |
| 2013 | $4,004 | 11.7% | 191.2 | 2.54 |
| 2014 | $4,086 | 11.7% | 202.4 | 2.56 |
Note: For area‐level measures (external determinants), we have reported the population‐weighted averages; for instance, unemployment ratio is the state‐level average with states weighted by the proportion of all veterans (aged 18–64) belong to the state in each year.