Intrapartum obstetric care in the United States military: Comparison of military and civilian care systems within TRICARE

ConclusionDirect care has a higher vaginal delivery rate but also a higher rate of common complications compared with purchased care. Study of direct and purchased care systems in TRICARE may have potential use as a surrogate for comparing obstetric care between salary‐based systems and fee‐for‐service systems in the United States.

Source: Birth - August 22, 2017 Category: OBGYN Authors: Anju Ranjit, Wei Jiang, Tiannan Zhan, Linda Kimsey, Bart Staat, Catherine T. Witkop, Sarah E. Little, Adil H. Haider, Julian N. Robinson Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research