The rate of use of Veterans Affairs chiropractic care: a 5-year analysis

Table 1 VA population use of chiropractic services

FY	Total VA patients	On-station chiropractic care**				Community chiropractic care
FY	Total VA patients	VA chiropractic clinics	Mean clinic FTE	Chiropractic patients	Chiropractic care use*	Chiropractic patients	Chiropractic care use* (when VA clinic available)	Chiropractic care use* (when no VA clinic available)
2014	5,974,343	53	1.17	30,055	1.27%	18,125	0.32%	0.25%
2015	6,062,967	65	1.31	37,374	1.33%	28,332	0.53%	0.34%
2016	6,144,324	76	1.39	44,106	1.32%	25,072	0.68%	0.07%
2017	6,180,920	86	1.44	47,558	1.37%	46,216	0.54%	0.78%
2018	6,234,048	105	1.39	51,814	1.34%	83,548	1.01%	1.25%
2019	6,308,167	138	1.67	67,931	1.48%	130,928	1.49%	1.70%

FY = Fiscal Year; VA = Veterans Affairs; FTE = Full-time equivalent
^*chiropractic care use = chiropractic patients/total VA patients
^**Facilities providing any on-station chiropractic care included in calculation. Facilities without on-station chiropractic care were excluded

ISSN: 2045-709X