Defense Health Care: Most Reservists Have Civilian Health Coverage but More Assistance Is Needed When Tricare Is Used

Abstract

Reserve components participate in military conflicts and peacekeeping missions in areas such as Bosnia, Kosovo, and southwest Asia, and assist in homeland security. From fiscal year 1996 through fiscal year 2001, an average of about 11,000, or 1 percent, of the roughly 900,000 reservists were mobilized each year. The length of mobilizations can be as long as 2 years with the mean length of mobilizations for the 6-year period were viewed being 117 days. As of April 2002, about 80,000, or 8 percent, of reservists had been mobilized for 1 year for operations related to September 11, 2001. At the same time, additional reserve personnel continued to be deployed throughout the world on various peacekeeping and humanitarian missions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2002
Accession Number
AD1157867

Entities

People

  • Deborah L. Edwards
  • Lois L. Shoemaker
  • Marjorie E. Kanof

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accounting
  • Active Duty
  • Business Administration
  • Cost Estimates
  • Costs
  • Education
  • Electronic Mail
  • Employment
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Homeland Security
  • Medical Personnel
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Physicians
  • Training

Readers

  • International Relations and Conflict Resolution
  • Medical or Health Care Field.
  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.