Main barriers to access primary health care reported by veterans in the U.S. in 2021
In 2021, some 16.5 percent of veterans enrolled in the VA health care system indicated that cost was the biggest barrier to accessing primary health care at the nearest health care provider, a further 9.9 percent reported travel time or distance to be the biggest barrier. This statistic displays the share of biggest barriers to accessing primary health care at the nearest provider reported by enrolled veterans in the U.S. in 2021.