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Use, benefits, and barriers to financial and credit counseling among Veterans according to financial counselors and other subject matter experts

Abstract: INTRODUCTION: Over a million U.S. veterans report an income below the poverty line. The Veterans Affairs (VA) offers financial literacy and money management education to …

The impact of financial coverage on hearing aid utilization rates within the military health system

Abstract: Objectives: To investigate hearing aid utilization rates among populations with varying hearing aid insurance benefits. Methods: A retrospective cohort study was …

Finance and housing, UK armed forces Veterans: Veterans’ survey 2022, UK

Abstract: Among UK veterans who provided their gross personal income, 5.8% said their income was less than £10,400 a year, 43.6% said their income was between £10,400 and …

Demystifying the Department of Veterans Affairs budget process: An explainer

Abstract: The United States has provided care for its veterans since the nation’s inception through various means, such as health care and financial support. The U.S. Department …

Differences in cost of living and military pay growth for Army personnel

Abstract: Army personnel costs are a significant part of the Army’s budget. Given force size, grade, and experience mix, the major driver of personnel costs is military …

Economic stability in the military: A look at earnings variability among Army personnel

Abstract: RAND researchers assessed military earnings volatility using pay and personnel data from 2009 to 2020 for active-duty Army enlisted members and officers. Understanding …

How do those who have served deserve to be treated? Military Veterans in the UK social security system

Abstract: Military service has often been a basis for civilian welfare entitlements. If mass wartime service justified collective provision, it is now suggested professional …

Medicare advantage plans with high numbers of Veterans: Enrollment, utilization, and potential wasteful spending

Abstract: Medicare Advantage (MA) plans are increasingly enrolling veterans. Because MA plans receive full capitated payments regardless of whether or not veterans use Medicare …

Veteran Affairs disability compensation: Likely the US's largest disability program, but what do we know about its impacts on service-disabled Veterans?

Abstract: The last few decades have seen rapid growth in the size of the Veterans Affairs Disability Compensation (VADC) program, which provides tax-free cash benefits to veterans …

Financial well-being of U.S. military Veterans and health impact: Results from the survey of household economics and decisionmaking

Abstract: Objective: Research has shown that psychosocial well-being in veterans, including financial status, is related to better clinical outcomes after leaving military service. …

Entrepreneurship among Veterans: Comparative evidence from recent surveys

Abstract: The large literature on the correlates of entrepreneurship pays little attention to America’s military Veterans. We leverage two national surveys with rich demographic …

Finances and fights: How military members' financial attitudes and behaviors are linked to romantic relationship processes and outcomes

Abstract: Grounded in the theory of planned behavior and family systems theory, this study examined the notion that financial attitudes are a driving force in financial management …