Medicare and Medicaid enrollment and outside hospitalizations among HIV-infected and uninfected veterans engaged in VA care: a retrospective cohort study
Chang H, Tate J, Justice AC, Ohl ME. Medicare and Medicaid enrollment and outside hospitalizations among HIV-infected and uninfected veterans engaged in VA care: a retrospective cohort study. BMC Health Services Research 2015, 15: 27. PMID: 25608566, PMCID: PMC4307747, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-015-0684-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUninfected veteransNon-VA useMedicaid enrollmentVA careLower oddsHealth systemVeterans Administration Health SystemMore frequent hospitalizationsVeterans 65 yearsCohort of HIVRetrospective cohort studyGreater illness severityNon-VA hospitalizationsHigh rateHIV careCohort studyFrequent hospitalizationsHIV infectionHospital admissionIllness severityPoor outcomeWorse outcomesHospitalizationHIVService Medicare