David Anderson On Women Veterans Recognition Day, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced that more than 53,000 women Veterans enrolled in VA health care between May 2023 and May 2024, marking a 20% increase over the previous year and the largest enrollment year for women veterans on record.
Health care enrollment of women veterans increased across all 50 states, with the greatest number of enrollments in Texas (6,507), Florida (4,666), California (4,318), Virginia (3,806), Georgia (2,937) and North Carolina (2,776).
Women veterans are currently VA’s fastest growing patient population. This historic enrollment of women veterans into VA health care and benefits is driven in large part by the PACT Act, which President Biden signed into law in August 2022, empowering VA to deliver record health care and benefits to millions of veterans exposed to toxins while serving in the military.
Expanding access to benefits and services for women veterans is a key priority for VA and the entire Biden-Harris administration. This is critical because veterans who come to VA are proven to do better . VA health care has consistently outperformed non-VA care in Veteran trust , patient satisfaction scores , overall quality ratings , and affordability .
“On this day in 1948, women were granted a formal place in our country’s military. Today, the more than 2 million women veterans living in the U.S. make up our fastest growing Veteran population,” said VA Deputy Secretary Tanya Bradsher. “It’s important to all of us here at VA that every woman veteran knows she belongs at VA.”
“It’s our goal for every woman veteran to receive all the benefits she has earned, and that includes world-class health care,” said VA Under Secretary for Health Shereef Elnahal, M.D. “We want women veterans to know that VA has invested in more services for women veterans than ever before. VA can now offer women the best and most accessible options for all their care needs, and we want them to apply for the health care they deserve today.”
VA is leading the way in specialized health care for women veterans. VHA’s Office of Women’s Health oversees these dedicated […]
Veterans Notes: More than 50,000 women veterans enrolled in VA health care over past year
