Veterans Health Administration: Gender-Specific Health Care Services for Women Veterans

Abstract

Today, VHA offers a full suite of gender-specific health care services for women veterans. Gender-specific care is specialized care that is sensitive to the unique needs of women. It includes not only reproductive system specific care but also general care that is sensitive to gender differences. Of the total population of about 2.03 million women veterans, 755,807 were enrolled in the VA health care system in FY2019. The states where the largest numbers of women veteran VHA enrollees resided in FY2019 were Texas, Florida, California, Georgia, and Virginia. Demand for gender-specific care may grow, as the proportion of women veterans to the total veteran population is projected to increase by 0.6 percent annually through 2045.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 11, 2021
Accession Number
AD1169693

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  • Jared S. Sussman

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  • Library of Congress

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  • United States Government
  • Veterans Health
  • Women'S Health

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