FY2021 Budget Request for the Military Health System
Abstract
On February 10, 2020, President Donald Trump submitted his Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 budget request to Congress. The Department of Defense (DOD) budget request totals $705.4 billion, including $50.8 billion (7.2%) to fund the Military Health System (MHS). DOD refers to this latter portion of the DOD budget request as the unified medical budget (UMB). The MHS delivers certain health entitlements under Chapter 55 of Title 10, U.S. Code, to military personnel, retirees, and their families. The MHS provides health care to approximately 9.6 million beneficiaries in DOD hospitals and clinicsknown as military treatment facilities (MTFs)and through civilian health care providers participating in TRICARE. Congress traditionally appropriates mandatory and discretionary funding for the MHS in several accounts within the annual defense appropriations bill. These include the Defense Health Program (DHP), Military Personnel (MILPERS), and Military Construction (MILCON). Funding is typically appropriated to both DODs base and overseas contingency operations (OCO) budgets.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 02, 2020
- Accession Number
- AD1104679
Entities
People
- Bryce H Mender
Organizations
- Congressional Research Service