Study suggests popular program that gives Veterans flexible budgets for at-home caregivers should be expanded nationwide

June 12, 2019

A new study led by Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) and Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System researchers finds that a program that gives Veterans flexible budgets for at-home caregivers is at least as effective as other Veteran purchased-care services. Published in the June issue of Health Affairs, the study shows that, although the average enrollee in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA)'s Veteran-Directed Care (VDC) program has more complex health burdens than veterans in other purchased-care programs, enrollees in both groups had similar hospitalization and cost trajectories.

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