{"id":50165,"date":"2018-03-01T20:57:08","date_gmt":"2018-03-01T20:57:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/03\/01\/study-private-sector-may-not-be-ready-for-new-veteran-patients\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:03:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:03:35","slug":"study-private-sector-may-not-be-ready-for-new-veteran-patients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/veterans\/2018\/03\/01\/study-private-sector-may-not-be-ready-for-new-veteran-patients\/","title":{"rendered":"Study: Private sector may not be ready for new veteran patients"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 Lawmakers appear poised to send tens of thousands of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/veterans\/2018\/02\/13\/controveries-mount-as-va-officials-work-to-stay-focused-on-health-care-reforms\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">veterans in the private sector for health care<\/a> in an effort to provide <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/veterans\/2018\/01\/24\/white-house-wants-clearer-rules-no-caregiver-benefits-expansion-in-va-medical-overhaul-plan\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">quicker, more convenient appointments<\/a> for an array of medical needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But a new study casts doubt on whether private care providers can do that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rand.org\/pubs\/research_reports\/RR2298.html\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Researchers from the Rand Corp.<\/a> on Thursday released a new study of New York state medical providers that noted the majority of physicians working outside Veterans Affairs programs \u201cknow little about the military or veterans, are not routinely screening for conditions common among veterans, and are unfamiliar with VA.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Though restricted to one state, the findings echo <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/veterans\/2017\/07\/24\/despite-promises-va-secretary-cant-shake-privatization-concerns\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">concerns among critics of the White House<\/a> push to send more veterans outside the VA\u2019s medical system to receive care: that easing access for veterans appointments may bring with it a host of other, unintended problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">House and Senate lawmakers are currently crafting separate but similar measures which would ease access for veterans to receive health care from doctors in their communities at the federal government\u2019s expense.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/veterans\/2018\/02\/27\/embattled-va-secretary-insists-hes-in-charge-and-moving-past-controversies\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Shulkin_AGA.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Embattled VA secretary insists he\u2019s in charge and moving past controversies<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">David Shulkin moved to quell rumors of a power struggle at VA during a Tuesday appearance: &quot;I\u2019m the secretary. I set the agenda.&quot;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">VA already pays for a significant amount of community care among its patients \u2014 last year, about one-third of all medical appointments were at sites outside the Veterans Health Administration \u2014 but the new realignment would push even more resources into those private-sector appointments and reduce administrative restrictions on veterans\u2019 eligibility to access them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Conservative groups have pushed for President Donald Trump to go even further and adopt a system where veterans could choose whether to skip VA services altogether in favor of their own local physicians but still have federal agencies pay for the costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That has drawn accusations of privatization of VA services and responsibilities, a fight that has lead to significant internal turmoil at the department in recent weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the concerns raised has been whether military-specific health care issues like combat traumatic brain injury can be diagnosed and treated by doctors outside the VA system. The Rand study states that while access to care may improve with broader VA rules, actual wellness among veterans may not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe found that most providers regularly screened patients for pain-related concerns, but fewer regularly screened for suicide risk, sleep-related problems, and other issues,\u201d researchers wrote. \u201cProviders in the metropolitan region were less likely than providers in the western region to screen for common conditions among veterans.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Only about one in three providers met the study\u2019s \u201cminimum threshold for familiarity with military culture,\u201d and only one in five routinely asked patients if they had a military background.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"708\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/RAndStudy.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-87310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/RAndStudy.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/RAndStudy.jpg.jpg?resize=300,177 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/RAndStudy.jpg.jpg?resize=768,453 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/RAndStudy.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,604 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">An excerpt from the Rand Corp. report &#8220;Ready or Not?\nAssessing the Capacity of New York State Health Care Providers to Meet the Needs of Veterans,&#8221; which argues that private care providers may not be ready fully prepared to meet a massive influx of new veterans patients. (Courtesy of the Rand Corp.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Researchers also concluded that veterans with significant disabilities \u201cmight not always receive appropriate accommodations in the community-based health care setting\u201d given unfamiliarity with their types of injuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The study does not outright reject the idea of expanding community care, but instead notes that \u201csignificant efforts are needed to increase the readiness of community-based providers to deliver culturally competent, high-quality care\u201d if such changes are made.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And researchers acknowledge that their findings have limitations for the national health care picture given that they focus on only one state, albeit one with around 900,000 veterans, among the largest totals in the country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lawmakers and VA officials had hoped to complete the health care overhaul last spring, but have been forced to extend funding for the controversial VA Choice program twice as negotiations in Congress have stalled. 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