Defense Health Care: Implementation Issues for New TRICARE Contracts and Regional Structure

Abstract

The Department of Defense (DOD) provides health care through TRICAREa regionally structured program that uses civilian contractors to maintain provider networks to complement health care provided at military treatment facilities (MTF). In 2004, DOD implemented extensive changes to its TRICARE contracts and regional structure. A committee report accompanying the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 directed GAO to provide information on implementation issues for (1) the new TRICARE contracts and (2) the new regional structure. This report also provides information on the new management tools used to assess (3) contractors performance and (4) program performance at the MTF and regional levels.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2005
Accession Number
AD1099163

Entities

People

  • Bonnie Anderson
  • Cathy Hamann
  • Lois Shoemaker
  • Marcia G. Crosse
  • Rob Suls

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Business Administration
  • Commerce
  • Contracts
  • Delivery Of Health Care
  • Department Of Defense
  • Governments
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Medicine
  • Organizational Structure
  • Standards
  • Teamwork
  • Time Standards
  • United States
  • United States Government

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Medical or Health Care Field.