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Natural disasters disrupt Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare access. Functionally impaired and lower-income veterans faced significant challenges accessing care when their usual VA facility closed due to disasters.

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Area of Science:

  • Healthcare access
  • Public health
  • Veterans affairs

Background:

  • Natural disasters can cause medical facility closures, including Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities.
  • This closure impacts healthcare access for U.S. military veterans relying on VA services.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine characteristics of VA patients experiencing difficulty accessing care when their usual VA facility was closed due to natural disasters.

Main Methods:

  • A 2015 cross-sectional representative survey of 2,264 veteran VA users in the U.S. northeast.
  • Utilized VA administrative data within a complex stratified survey design and multimode approach.

Main Results:

  • 36% of veteran VA users reported difficulty accessing care elsewhere after facility closure.
  • This difficulty disproportionately affected functionally impaired and lower-income veteran patients.

Conclusions:

  • Veterans, particularly those who are functionally impaired or have lower incomes, face significant barriers to healthcare access when VA facilities are closed due to natural disasters.
  • Disaster preparedness plans should address the needs of vulnerable veteran populations to ensure continuity of care.