• Gabrielian S, Chang ET, Treichler EBH, Barnard J, Nelson RE, Wong MS, Jackson NJ, Finley EP. Comparing two strategies to support the implementation of evidence-based practices for substance use disorders in VA's permanent supportive housing program: a protocol for a type 3 hybrid cluster-randomized controlled trial. Implementation science : IS. 2026 Mar 24 DOI: 10.1186/s13012-026-01498-z.
• Sadler AG, Cook BL, Mecham B, Hamilton AB, Mengeling MA, Torner JC, Vander Weg M, Heeren A, Fuhrmeister L, Smith JL. Addressing Firearm Suicide Risk Reduction with an Online Patient Decision Aid Tailored to Women Veterans. Journal of women''s health (2002). 2026 Mar 19; 15409996261434153, DOI: 10.1177/15409996261434153.
• Bolbocean C, Hayes C, Bogulski C. Telehealth Use and Modality Choice Among US Adults: Shorrocks-Shapley Decomposition of a 2022 Cross-Sectional National Survey. Journal of medical Internet research. 2026 Mar 18; 28:e81879, DOI: 10.2196/81879.
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• Purcell N, Usman H, Mehlman H, Gloria R, Burkman K, Lehrner A, Maguen S. The Impact of Killing (IOK) mental health treatment for moral injury: U.S. military veteran perspectives on acceptability, fit, and impact. Psychological Services. 2026 Mar 9 DOI: 10.1037/ser0001035.

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• Veterans Who Receive VA Tele-Emergency Care Have Fewer Emergency Department Visits within 7 Days
  Emergency department (ED) crowding contributes to care delays, adverse patient outcomes, and provider burnout. Tele-emergency care (TEC) enables real-time virtual encounters with emergency clinicians following triage by the VA nurse advice line, offering Veterans timely access to emergency medicine expertise without requiring an in-person ED visit. In this national evaluation, investigators review...
  
  Date: April 6, 2026
• Attrition from VA Care Much Lower for New Women Patients Receiving Primary Care from a Women’s Health Provider
  Data suggest women new to VA are more likely than established patients to stop using VA care. This study assessed whether receiving care from a women’s health primary care provider (PCP) was associated with lower risk of attrition among new women VA primary care patients. Findings showed that among women Veterans new to VA, attrition rates were much lower among women who saw a women’s health PCP c...
  
  Date: March 18, 2026
• MISSION Act Associated with Higher Risk of Adverse Outcomes Among Veterans Receiving Major Cardiovascular Procedures in Non-VA Facilities
  This study aimed to measure the MISSION Act’s impact on Veterans’ travel times and outcomes for major cardiovascular procedures. Investigators characterized Veterans who received non-VA MISSION Act care (lived >60 minutes from a VAMC) as “far” Veterans, vs. “near” Veterans, who received care at VAMCs. Findings showed that MISSION Act implementation was associated with decreased VA hospital use and...
  
  Date: July 31, 2025
• Virtual Mental Health Services Reduce Suicide-Related Events Among Veterans
  This study evaluated whether virtual mental health service use affects the risk of individual-level suicide-related events (SREs). Findings showed that a 1% increase in the percentage of virtual mental health visits relative to total visits was associated with a nearly 3% decrease in SREs among Veterans. In this sample, virtual mental health visits comprised 45% of all mental health visits. Findin...
  
  Date: November 5, 2024
• VHA Spending for VHA-Medicare Advantage Dual Enrollee Veterans More than Doubled from 2011–2020 to $12B as Dual Enrollment Grew
  VHA-Medicare Advantage (MA) dual enrollment may be a source of significant excess federal spending, as MA plans receive payments for comprehensive healthcare services, without having these payments reduced if Veterans receive care in VHA. Findings from this study showed that from 2011–2020, the number of VHA-MA dual enrollees who used VHA services increased by 63%, from 14% of all VHA-Medicare enr...
  
  Date: October 2, 2024

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Videos

• The Community Care Research Evaluation & Knowledge (CREEK) Center 05/05/23
• Exploring Access to Care for Transgender and Gender Diverse Veterans 03/28/23
• Understanding the Impact of Social Isolation on Older Veterans and Their Caregivers 03/13/23
• Virtual Healthcare—Evaluating VA’s Video Connect Program 02/26/20
• Using VA Care and and non-VA Care 02/12/20
• The Intersection of Precision Medicine and Health Disparities 01/18/18
• Evaluating Rural Veterans' Experience of Care 11/12/17

Podcasts

• VA Telehealth’s Widening Rural-Urban Divide During the COVID-19 Pandemic 03/09/2023
• Veterans' Experiences Using both Care in the Community and VA Care 07/27/2020
• Veterans' Voices: A Veteran's Experience of Working in VA Research 07/06/2020
• Participating in VA Research: A Veteran's Perspective 05/05/2020

Other Resources

• Visit the VA Office of Research & Development’s topic information page on caregivers.
• Learn more about HSR’s Elizabeth Dole Center of Excellence for Veteran and Caregiver Research.
• Visit the NIH’s National Institute on Aging for additional resources for caregivers.