Veteran health care system in the U.S.- statistics and facts

Key insights

Share of veterans and active service members pf the WWP serving military post-2001 with Medicare coverage
12.4%
Number of rural veterans on the National Psychosis Registry
62.3k
Share of Black or African-American non-Hispanic veterans enrolled in VA health care system
13%

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VHA expenditure

  • Premium Statistic Outlay by U.S. Federal government for veterans health programs in 2000-2027
  • Basic Statistic Expenditure for medical care on veterans in the U.S. in 2022, by state
  • Basic Statistic Total expenditure for hospital and medical care for veterans in the U.S. 2017-2022
  • Premium Statistic Total spending on health care services for veterans in the U.S. 2022, by function

VA health care facilities

Enrollment in VHA

Veterans insurance coverage

Mental health care access

  • Premium Statistic Veterans using VHA intensive mental health care in the U.S. in 2021, by facility
  • Premium Statistic Number of veterans on the national psychosis registry in the U.S. in 2021
  • Premium Statistic Share of U.S. veterans who have used VHA mental health care programs in 2021
  • Premium Statistic Wait times for veterans seeking mental health treatment programs in the U.S. in 2021

Access and barriers to VA health care

  • Basic Statistic Reasons U.S. veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan choose VA health provider in 2021
  • Basic Statistic Veterans reporting positive experience for using VA or a non-VA facility in the U.S
  • Premium Statistic Reasons why veterans prefer to use other health care services in the U.S in 2021
  • Premium Statistic Reasons U.S. veterans with the WWP don't use the VA health services 2021
  • Premium Statistic Main barriers to access primary health care reported by veterans in the U.S. in 2021
  • Basic Statistic Types of barriers to VA care reported by U.S. veterans with the WWP as of 2022

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