Ready or Not? Assessing the Capacity of New York State Health Care Providers to Meet the Needs of Veterans

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Defining Access and the Role of Community Care in the Veterans Health Administration

“…4 Conversely, whether non-VA care will have capacity or capability to meet the unique needs of veterans-especially for mental health-remains uncertain. 5 The VA has, for decades, aligned services with healthcare needs unique to veterans, veteran trust in the VA remains high, and most eligible for VCP choose to wait for VA care. 6 Development of enhanced shared decision-making approaches between veterans and their providers will therefore be essential.…”

A lifeline in the dark: Breaking through the stigma of veteran mental health and treating America's combat veterans

“…Though being a veteran is not a prerequisite for being an effective mental health provider for veterans, possessing the necessary cultural competence to work effectively with veterans is prerequisite. Tanielian () found that fewer than 30% of healthcare professionals in their study of mostly nonveteran providers were familiar with aspects of military and veteran culture. Only 13% received any formal or evidence‐based training regarding military and veteran culture.…”

Integrating Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs Purchased Care: Preliminary Feasibility Assessment

“…It is also important to recognize that timely access to high-quality care is a national problem, but it is not limited to VA. MTFs have also had problems, and so has the private sector (Tanielian et al, 2018;Basu et al, 2012). The private sector is not always the "beacon of hope" for solving these issues.…”