Defense Health Care: Plans Needed to Ensure Implementation of Required Elements for Tricares Managed Care Support Contracts

Abstract

In fiscal year 2018, DOD provided health care services to more than 9 million eligible beneficiaries through TRICARE, its regionally structured health care program. In each of its two regions (East and West), DOD uses contractors to manage health care delivery through civilian providers. The NDAA 2017 required a number of changes to the TRICARE program through its contracts. Specifically, it required DOD to implement a strategy with 13 specific elementsrelated to provider networks, telehealth services, and referrals, among other areasfor its contracts.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2020
Accession Number
AD1105669

Entities

People

  • Sharon Silas
  • William T. Woods

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Best Practices
  • Congress
  • Delivery Of Health Care
  • Department Of Defense
  • Governments
  • Health
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Hospitals
  • Law
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Medicine
  • National Security
  • Therapy
  • United States
  • United States Government

Fields of Study

  • Medicine
  • Political science

Readers

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