UM15-Q2: Racial Differences in the Use of VA Health Services

Researchers

• David Weir
• Kenneth Langa
• Helen Levy
• Chichun Fang

Abstract

The Health and Retirement Study (HRS) has recently added extensive new content addressing the use of Veteran’s Administration (VA) health services.  This new content will allow us to examine a wide range of determinants of such use, and racial differences in the impact of these determinants, including economic and attitudinal factors.  This project’s research questions will include: Is there a racial difference in the use of VA health services?  What economic, health, social, or attitudinal factors influence each use?  Do these factors explain the racial differences observed?

Publications

• Racial Difference in the Use of VA Health Services (Research Brief)
• Racial Difference in the Use of VA Health Services (Working Paper)

Project Year

2015