Defense Health Care: Workload Reductions at Military Hospitals Have Increased CHAMPUS costs

Abstract

Worldwide, there are more than 500 military medical facilities-168 military hospitals and hundreds of clinics. The first priority of military facilities is to treat active duty members. When space, staff, and other resources are available, however, they also care for military retirees and dependents. For outpatient care, these beneficiaries can choose between military facilities and civilian hospitals and physicians under CHAMPUS. For inpatient care, however, beneficiaries who live within an approximate 40-mile radius of a military facility (its catchment area) must obtain a nonavailability of service statement from the military facility before seeking nonemergency care from a private provider under CHAMPUS.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 10, 1989
Accession Number
AD1101859

Entities

People

  • David P. Baine
  • Donald C. Hahn
  • James Walsh
  • Robert P. Pickering
  • Rudolfo G. Payan
  • Stephen P. Backhus
  • William A. Hightower

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Army Facilities
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Internal Medicine
  • Medical Personnel
  • Medical Specialties
  • Military Facilities
  • Military Hospitals
  • Military Medicine
  • Patient Care
  • Personnel Management
  • Physicians
  • Therapy
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Medicine
  • Political science

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  • Medical or Health Care Field.

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  • Space