Geographic differences in the use of veterans administration hospitals

Improving Care for Rural Veterans: Are High Dual Users Different?

“…These studies find that veterans who are white, older, sicker, more educated, and who have higher incomes are more likely to obtain their health care from non‐VHA providers . Having insurance has also been shown to be a significant predictor of dual care use . Page found the lack of insurance coverage to be the most significant predictor of VHA use after adjusting for age, income, and service‐connected disability.…”

Improving Care for Rural Veterans: Are High Dual Users Different?

“…These studies find that veterans who are white, older, sicker, more educated, and who have higher incomes are more likely to obtain their health care from non‐VHA providers . Having insurance has also been shown to be a significant predictor of dual care use . Page found the lack of insurance coverage to be the most significant predictor of VHA use after adjusting for age, income, and service‐connected disability.…”

Beyond the Variants: Mutational Patterns in Next-Generation Sequencing Data for Cancer Precision Medicine

“…In healthy tissues PD-L1 is expressed on the surface of cells where it interacts with the T-cell receptor, programmed cell death protein 1, PD-1 to promote self-tolerance and suppress the T-cells from killing normal tissues. In cancer, despite expression of MHC I-associated molecules with "foreign cancer" antigens, PD-L1 found on these cells continue to suppress T-cells through PD-L1: PD-1 interactions, and some tumor cells may even increase the expression of PD-L1 on the cell surface to enhance this immune suppression (Friss et al, 1989). Antibodies designed against PD-1 and PD-L1 have demonstrated efficacy for a subset of patients within several different tumor types (Figure 1).…”

Engaging African American Veterans with Health Care Access Challenges in a Community Partnered Care Coordination Initiative: A Qualitative Needs Assessment

“…Past work has demonstrated significant variation among Veterans Affairs hospitals and clinics along multiple dimensions, including quality of care. [30][31][32] Additionally, because this project engages Veterans and focuses VA health care services, our qualitative findings may not be representative of other health care settings outside of VA.…”

Improving Care for Rural Veterans: Are High Dual Users Different?

“…These studies find that veterans who are white, older, sicker, more educated, and who have higher incomes are more likely to obtain their health care from non‐VHA providers . Having insurance has also been shown to be a significant predictor of dual care use . Page found the lack of insurance coverage to be the most significant predictor of VHA use after adjusting for age, income, and service‐connected disability.…”

Beyond the Variants: Mutational Patterns in Next-Generation Sequencing Data for Cancer Precision Medicine

“…In healthy tissues PD-L1 is expressed on the surface of cells where it interacts with the T-cell receptor, programmed cell death protein 1, PD-1 to promote self-tolerance and suppress the T-cells from killing normal tissues. In cancer, despite expression of MHC I-associated molecules with "foreign cancer" antigens, PD-L1 found on these cells continue to suppress T-cells through PD-L1: PD-1 interactions, and some tumor cells may even increase the expression of PD-L1 on the cell surface to enhance this immune suppression (Friss et al, 1989). Antibodies designed against PD-1 and PD-L1 have demonstrated efficacy for a subset of patients within several different tumor types (Figure 1).…”

Engaging African American Veterans with Health Care Access Challenges in a Community Partnered Care Coordination Initiative: A Qualitative Needs Assessment

“…Past work has demonstrated significant variation among Veterans Affairs hospitals and clinics along multiple dimensions, including quality of care. [30][31][32] Additionally, because this project engages Veterans and focuses VA health care services, our qualitative findings may not be representative of other health care settings outside of VA.…”

Improving Care for Rural Veterans: Are High Dual Users Different?

“…These studies find that veterans who are white, older, sicker, more educated, and who have higher incomes are more likely to obtain their health care from non‐VHA providers . Having insurance has also been shown to be a significant predictor of dual care use . Page found the lack of insurance coverage to be the most significant predictor of VHA use after adjusting for age, income, and service‐connected disability.…”

Beyond the Variants: Mutational Patterns in Next-Generation Sequencing Data for Cancer Precision Medicine

“…In healthy tissues PD-L1 is expressed on the surface of cells where it interacts with the T-cell receptor, programmed cell death protein 1, PD-1 to promote self-tolerance and suppress the T-cells from killing normal tissues. In cancer, despite expression of MHC I-associated molecules with "foreign cancer" antigens, PD-L1 found on these cells continue to suppress T-cells through PD-L1: PD-1 interactions, and some tumor cells may even increase the expression of PD-L1 on the cell surface to enhance this immune suppression (Friss et al, 1989). Antibodies designed against PD-1 and PD-L1 have demonstrated efficacy for a subset of patients within several different tumor types (Figure 1).…”

Engaging African American Veterans with Health Care Access Challenges in a Community Partnered Care Coordination Initiative: A Qualitative Needs Assessment

“…Past work has demonstrated significant variation among Veterans Affairs hospitals and clinics along multiple dimensions, including quality of care. [30][31][32] Additionally, because this project engages Veterans and focuses VA health care services, our qualitative findings may not be representative of other health care settings outside of VA.…”