Data Trends 2023: Access to Women's Health Care

Publish date: October 3, 2023

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There are currently more than 2 million female veterans and more than 230,000 women serving in the active-duty force, and these numbers are expected to grow every year.^1,2 A recent survey of the female active-duty population examined whether they were satisfied with the care they have received from the MHS.³ Among many remaining gaps in care, nearly a third found it difficult to make an appointment with an OB/GYN, while some experienced difficulty obtaining their preferred form of birth control.

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US Department of Veteran Affairs. Facts and statistics: women veterans in focus. Updated January 31, 2023. Accessed May 5, 2023. https://www.womenshealth.va.gov/materials-and-resources/facts-and-statistics.asp
US Department of Defense. Department of Defense Releases Annual Demographics Report — Upward Trend in Number of Women Serving Continues. Published December 14, 2022. Accessed June 12, 2023. https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3246268/department-of-defense-releases-annual-demographics-report-upwardtrend-in-numbe/
Meadows SO, Collins RL, Schuler MS, Beckman RL, Cefalu M. The Women’s Reproductive Health Survey (WRHS) of active-duty service members. RAND Corporation. Published 2022. Accessed May 5, 2023. https://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_reports/RRA1000/RRA1031-1/RAND_RRA1031-1.pdf

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Data Trends 2023: Access to Women's Health Care

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