The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) devised an algorithm to classify veterans as Urban, Rural, or Highly Rural residents. To understand the policy implications of the VHA scheme, we compared its categories to 3 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and 4 Rural-Urban Commuting Area (RUCA) geographical categories.
Veterans Rural Health Resource Center - Eastern Region, Department of Veterans Affairs, White River Junction, Vermont, and Togus, Maine, USA. alan.west@va.gov
