Basic Health Access

Most Veterans are located in counties distant from Veterans facilities. Veterans facilities are concentrated in major metro areas where highest concentrations of physicians are found. As a visual representation these are mostly Blue Counties. Most Veterans find it too expensive to live in places with highest concentrations of physicians as the housing is highest cost to buy or rent. Veterans clinic locations have extended to other sites, but the widespread distribution of veterans makes this a ridiculous and costly choice. The design for Veterans health care is a poor fit for health access for most Veterans. Triple Threat Hurts Access to Veterans More Veterans are most likely to arise from families, counties, and communities that are average to lower in concentrations. They are most often from lowest concentration counties and they tend to return, and they are joined by Veterans not from these counties. This has to do with housing. Affordable housing is lacking in ...

A popular video on social media lists 20 areas of improvement around the planet. It lists a 50% decrease in homeless veteran numbers. The rapid declines in Veteran homeless counts in metro areas are not necessarily a positive result. The media has a hard time understanding demographics and this makes it difficult when attempting to report on positive and negative areas. Another popular poster notes that homeless veterans need attention before refugees. The fact of the matter is that many Americans are treated like refugees - as those who do well plan ways to do even better. Their designs continue to leave most Americans behind. The relevant areas to consider for Veteran situations are not immigrants. The relevant areas are declines of veteran benefits, deteriorations involving lower income, disabled, fixed income, and less healthy populations of which Veterans are part. Most important is the consideration of available and affordable housing. Factors Regarding Veteran Homeles...