Military Health Care: TRICAREs Civilian Provider Networks

Abstract

The Department of Defenses (DOD) managed care program, called TRICARE, was designed in part to improve its beneficiaries access to health care. However, beneficiaries have continued to complain about their difficulties in trying to obtain care, including their concerns about the adequacy of civilian networks that DOD uses to supplement care provided in military treatment facilities. In response to these complaints, you asked us to (1) determine DODs requirements for and oversight of network adequacy, (2) address the content and methodology of DODs July 1999 report to the Congress on network adequacy, and (3) report the changes to network adequacy requirements that DOD anticipates under its next round of TRICARE contracts, referred to as managed care support 3.0.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 13, 2000
Accession Number
AD1106575

Entities

People

  • Michael Jr T. Blair
  • Stephen P. Backus

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

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  • Active Duty
  • Contract Administration
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  • Contracts
  • Delivery Of Health Care
  • Department Of Defense
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  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Internet
  • Military Facilities
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  • Rural Areas
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  • Medicine

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