Defense Health Programs: Changes in Administration of Mental Health Benefits.

Abstract

The Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS) provides financial assistance for medical care from civilian sources to dependents, retirees, and dependents of retirees and deceased members of the military services. Generally CHAMPUS is used when required care is not available from military medical facilities. CHAMPUS is under the jurisdiction of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs). For claims processing purposes, CHAMPUS has divided the United States into seven regions and has contracted with fiscal intermediaries to process claims from beneficiaries in these regions. In fiscal year 1985, CHAMPUS made estimated benefit payments of about $1.3 billion.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA168870

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Contracts
  • Databases
  • Department Of Defense
  • Health
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Hospitals
  • Human Resources
  • Identification Systems
  • Law
  • Medical Personnel
  • Mental Health
  • Mental Health Services
  • Military Medicine
  • Resource Management
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Medical or Health Care Field.