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In 2014, Medicare began covering facility\u2010based CR for patients with stable HF, and some Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities began offering home\u2010based CR.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec xml:lang=\"en\">\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p xml:lang=\"en\">\n                      We conducted an observational study to assess CR participation among patients with stable HF and patient characteristics associated with participation. National electronic health record data from the VA and claims data from a 5% Medicare sample were used to identify patients using\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"no\">International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision<\/jats:italic>\n                      (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"no\">ICD\u20109<\/jats:italic>\n                      ) or\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"no\">Tenth Revision<\/jats:italic>\n                      (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"no\">ICD\u201010<\/jats:italic>\n                      ) codes. CR participation was determined using Current Procedural Terminology codes and VA stop codes during the 12 months following HF diagnosis. A multivariable logistic regression was constructed to identify patient characteristics associated with participation.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec xml:lang=\"en\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p xml:lang=\"en\">From 2012 to 2022, VA participation increased from 7.4% to 10.4% and Medicare decreased from 7.4% to 5.1%. From 2016 to 2022, 13.2% of veterans and 6.7% of Medicare beneficiaries with stable HF participated in CR. Older age, female sex, and non\u2010White race were associated with lower participation, and comorbid ischemic heart disease was associated with greater participation (odds ratio [OR], 1.48 [95% CI, 1.45\u20131.52] in VA; OR, 2.69 [95% CI, (2.62\u20132.78] in Medicare).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec xml:lang=\"en\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p xml:lang=\"en\">Following the VA's implementation of home\u2010based CR and Medicare's facility\u2010based CR coverage for stable HF, participation increased among veterans but not among Medicare beneficiaries. Lower participation was observed among women and non\u2010White patients. 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