Abstract Background The Veterans Choice Program (VCP) was implemented to improve
healthcare access by expanding healthcare options for Veterans Health Administration …

Objectives. To compare the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) with the Medicare
Advantage (MA) plans with regard to health outcomes. Data Sources. The Medicare Health …

Objective. The aim of this study was to examine the effects of provider profiling on bypass
surgery access and outcomes in elderly patients in New York. Background. Since 1989 …

BACKGROUND: In response to a Congressional mandate to compare risk-adjusted surgical
outcomes from Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals with those from private-sector …

Background: The Veterans Choice Program (VCP), aimed at improving access to care,
included expanded options for Veterans to receive primary care through community …

Background: Veteran access to care is an important policy issue that has not previously
been examined with population-based survey data. Objectives: This study compares access …

Objective To examine longitudinal changes in Medicare-eligible veterans' reliance on the
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare system for primary and specialty care over 4 …

Objective To determine the effects of including diagnostic and utilization data from a
secondary payer on readmission rates and hospital profiles. Data Sources/Study Setting …

Background Considerable variability exists in the use of cardiac procedures for patients with
heart disease. One cause for this variability is the availability of local facilities to perform …

Objectives: To examine Black-White patient differences in mortality and other hospital
outcomes among Veterans treated in Veterans Affairs (VA) and non-VA hospitals …