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Victoria A Bensel1,2, Kelsey Corcoran1,2, Anthony J Lisi1,2
1Biomedical Informatics and Data Science, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States of America.
Plos One
|January 13, 2025
Summary
Veterans Affairs chiropractic care use is projected to more than double by 2027. This trend necessitates proactive resource planning for both community and on-station services to meet future demand.
Area of Science:
- Health Services Research
- Veterans Health
- Chiropractic Medicine
Background:
- Chiropractic care is increasingly utilized within the Veterans Health Administration (VA).
- Understanding future demand is crucial for resource allocation and service provision.
Purpose of the Study:
- To model future chiropractic service utilization within the VA.
- To predict clinical resource requirements over the next five years.
Main Methods:
- Serial cross-sectional analysis of VA chiropractic use data (FY2017-2022).
- Calculation of compound annual growth rates (CAGR) for utilization trends.
- Extrapolation of historical data to forecast future use (FY2023-2027).
Main Results:
- VA chiropractic use increased from 1.4% (FY2017) to 3.5% (FY2022).
- Projected overall use to reach 8.9% by FY2027, with significant portions from Community Care Network (CCN) and on-station services.
- Compound annual growth rates varied by care type, with overall CAGR at 17.9%.
Conclusions:
- VA chiropractic service utilization is expected to more than double between FY2022 and FY2027.
- Proactive resource planning is essential to accommodate anticipated increases in both CCN and on-station chiropractic care.
- The study highlights the growing importance of chiropractic services in veterans' healthcare.
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