MILITARY RETIREES HEALTH CARE: Costs and Other Implications of Options to Enhance Older Retirees Benefits
Abstract
Todays DOD health care system provides coverage for about 8.2 million people, of whom over half are retirees and their dependents and survivors. (App. II includes more detailed information on military retirees, including population size and growth projections, demographics, use of DOD health care, and extent of other insurance coverage.) Under the terms of the 1956 Dependents Medical Care Act, DOD has authority to provide retirees of any age health care in its medical facilities as long as space and resources are available. Retirees receive this care, referred to as space-available care, at little or no cost. The statute, however, does not entitle retirees to care in military facilities.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1997
- Accession Number
- AD1176973
Entities
People
- Stephen Backhus
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office