Use of Preventive Care by Elderly Male Veterans Receiving Care Through the Veterans Health Administration, Medicare Fee-for-Service, and Medicare HMO Plans
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Objectives. We compared use of preventive care among veterans receiving care through the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) plans, and Medicare health maintenance organizations (HMOs). Methods. Using both the Costs and Use, and Access to Care files of the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (2000–2003), we performed a cross-sectional analysis examining self-reported use of influenza vaccination, pneumococcal vaccination, serum cholesterol screening, and serum prostate-specific antigen measurement among male veterans 65 years or older. Veterans’ care was categorized as received through VHA, Medicare FFS, Medicare HMOs, VHA and Medicare FFS, or VHA and Medicare HMOs. Results. Veterans receiving care through VHA reported 10% greater use of influenza vaccination (P Conclusions. Receiving care through VHA was associated with greater use of preventive care
Administration (probate law) · Family medicine · Health care · Medicare Part B · Preventive care · Vaccination · Emergency Medicine · Finance · Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention · Influenza Virus Research Studies · Medicine · Primary Care and Health Outcomes
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