2018
Examining Women Veteran’s Experiences, Perceptions, and Challenges With the Veterans Choice Program
Mattocks KM, Yano EM, Brown A, Casares J, Bastian L. Examining Women Veteran’s Experiences, Perceptions, and Challenges With the Veterans Choice Program. Medical Care 2018, 56: 557-560. PMID: 29768310, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000933.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Choice ProgramWomen veterans' experiencesVHA facilitiesWomen veteransVeterans Health Administration (VHA) careVeterans Affairs (VA) careImproved care coordinationCare coordination systemsHealth care systemCoordination of servicesCare coordinationMaternity careVHA providersCommunity providersCare resultsHealth servicesEligibility informationVeterans' experiencesCare systemCareWomenSemistructured interviewsVeteransChoice programsProviders
2017
The Veterans Choice Act
Mattocks KM, Mengeling M, Sadler A, Baldor R, Bastian L. The Veterans Choice Act. Medical Care 2017, 55: s71-s75. PMID: 28146037, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000667.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical CenterVHA staffVeterans Health Administration medical centersVA Medical CenterVeterans Choice ActHigh-quality health careCare coordination systemsSeamless careVeterans' accessCommunity providersDays of passageCarePerson interviewsHealth careDifferent specialtiesVeteransVCAInadequate preparationAdequate numberQualitative studyFurther delayProvidersProvider networksAccountability ActRural areas
2014
Five-year Trends in Women Veterans' Use of VA Maternity Benefits, 2008–2012
Mattocks KM, Frayne S, Phibbs CS, Yano EM, Zephyrin L, Shryock H, Haskell S, Katon J, Sullivan JC, Weinreb L, Ulbricht C, Bastian LA. Five-year Trends in Women Veterans' Use of VA Maternity Benefits, 2008–2012. Women's Health Issues 2014, 24: e37-e42. PMID: 24439945, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2013.10.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationPregnant veteransService-connected disabilityWomen veteransDelivery claimsInpatient deliveryStudy periodCesarean section rateNational cohort studyReproductive health careMajority of womenYounger women veteransCare coordination systemsOverall delivery rateDelivery-related costsNumber of deliveriesMaternity benefitsCohort studySection rateFive-year trendVeterans' useCommunity providersHealth AdministrationAge 30Fiscal year 2008