Is Policy Well-Targeted to Remedy Financial Strain among Caregivers of Severely Injured U.S. Service Members?
U.S. military service members have sustained severe injuries since the start of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. This paper aims to determine the factors associated with financial strain of their caregivers and establish whether recent federal legislation targets caregivers experiencing financial s...
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| Series: | Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing |
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| author | Courtney Harold Van Houtven Greta Friedemann-Sánchez Barbara Clothier Deborah Levison Brent C. Taylor Agnes C. Jensen Sean M. Phelan Joan M. Griffin |
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| description | U.S. military service members have sustained severe injuries since the start of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. This paper aims to determine the factors associated with financial strain of their caregivers and establish whether recent federal legislation targets caregivers experiencing financial strain. In our national survey, 62.3% of caregivers depleted assets and/or accumulated debt, and 41% of working caregivers left the labor force. If a severely injured veteran needed intensive help, the primary caregiver faced odds 4.63 times higher of leaving the labor force, and used $27,576 more in assets and/or accumulated debt compared to caregivers of veterans needing little or no assistance. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1a1a045c80a24f8ebcde71bf3cd139a22022-12-22T00:45:38ZengSAGE PublishingInquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing0046-95802012-11-014910.5034/inquiryjrnl_49.04.01Is Policy Well-Targeted to Remedy Financial Strain among Caregivers of Severely Injured U.S. Service Members?Courtney Harold Van HoutvenGreta Friedemann-SánchezBarbara ClothierDeborah LevisonBrent C. TaylorAgnes C. JensenSean M. PhelanJoan M. GriffinU.S. military service members have sustained severe injuries since the start of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. This paper aims to determine the factors associated with financial strain of their caregivers and establish whether recent federal legislation targets caregivers experiencing financial strain. In our national survey, 62.3% of caregivers depleted assets and/or accumulated debt, and 41% of working caregivers left the labor force. If a severely injured veteran needed intensive help, the primary caregiver faced odds 4.63 times higher of leaving the labor force, and used $27,576 more in assets and/or accumulated debt compared to caregivers of veterans needing little or no assistance.https://doi.org/10.5034/inquiryjrnl_49.04.01 |
| spellingShingle | Courtney Harold Van Houtven Greta Friedemann-Sánchez Barbara Clothier Deborah Levison Brent C. Taylor Agnes C. Jensen Sean M. Phelan Joan M. Griffin Is Policy Well-Targeted to Remedy Financial Strain among Caregivers of Severely Injured U.S. Service Members? Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing |
| title | Is Policy Well-Targeted to Remedy Financial Strain among Caregivers of Severely Injured U.S. Service Members? |
| title_full | Is Policy Well-Targeted to Remedy Financial Strain among Caregivers of Severely Injured U.S. Service Members? |
| title_fullStr | Is Policy Well-Targeted to Remedy Financial Strain among Caregivers of Severely Injured U.S. Service Members? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Is Policy Well-Targeted to Remedy Financial Strain among Caregivers of Severely Injured U.S. Service Members? |
| title_short | Is Policy Well-Targeted to Remedy Financial Strain among Caregivers of Severely Injured U.S. Service Members? |
| title_sort | is policy well targeted to remedy financial strain among caregivers of severely injured u s service members |
| url | https://doi.org/10.5034/inquiryjrnl_49.04.01 |
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