In 2021, 38 percent of U.S. Iraq and Afghanistan veterans reported that the VA provider was their main source of care because it was free, a further 26 percent mentioned that the VA is the only source of healthcare for them. This statistic illustrates the various reasons U.S. Iraq and Afghanistan veterans choose VA provider as their primary source of care in the U.S. in 2021.
Why did you choose your VA provider as your primary source of care?
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IAVA. (March 19, 2022). Why did you choose your VA provider as your primary source of care? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1376104/reasons-us-veterans-choose-va-as-primary-care-provider/
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