The Military Health Services System-- Prospects for the Future
Abstract
We are pleased to be here today to provide our views on changes that need to be made to the military health services system and some suggestions for how best to achieve them. At the outset, let me say that we agree with the Department of Defense's (DOD's) recent efforts to develop and institute systemwide managed health care for its beneficiaries. Therefore, my testimony will focus principally on those efforts to implement this fundamental change in the military health care system. We will also briefly discuss other issues that we believe will affect the future direction of DOD's health care activities. It is important to note that DOD has not yet made several difficult decisions regarding how its managed care efforts will be implemented. Thus, our views are based on our close tracking of planning activities in the Office of the Assistant Secretary (Health Affairs) and in the offices of each surgeon general, discussions with these officials or their top staff, and our experiences in dealing with both military and private sector health care issues. We have also reviewed DOD's major health care demonstration projects with a focus on their managed care features.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 14, 1991
- Accession Number
- AD1176457
Entities
People
- David P. Baine
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office