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To the Editor: U.S. veterans over the age of 65 years may be eligible to enroll in both the Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system and Medicare health maintenance organizations (HMOs).^1,2,3 Although dual use of the systems has been described,⁴ use of health care services by these veterans has not been reported.

Using a cross-sectional survey design, we serially interviewed veterans over the age of 65 years who were receiving primary care from the Denver VA and who had been enrolled in a Medicare HMO for more than six months. We assessed the reasons why veterans joined Medicare HMOs and . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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