Health Care Access and Quality for New York Veterans Provided by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Community Care

Volume II, Methods and Supporting Data

Claire E. O'Hanlon, Catria Gadwah-Meaden, Ensheng Dong, Jonathan H. Cantor, Heather M. Salazar, Carrie M. Farmer

ResearchPublished Apr 29, 2026

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Community Care program allows eligible veterans to receive VA-funded private care when VA services are unavailable or do not meet access or quality standards. Proposed changes would expand eligibility. This report (Volume II of II) provides supplementary methods and data to understand how expanding eligibility for Community Care might affect health care for veterans in New York.

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O'Hanlon, Claire E., Catria Gadwah-Meaden, Ensheng Dong, Jonathan H. Cantor, Heather M. Salazar, and Carrie M. Farmer, Health Care Access and Quality for New York Veterans Provided by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Community Care: Volume II, Methods and Supporting Data. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2026. https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA4524-2.html.
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