An Analysis of Cost Savings from the Proposed Primus Clinic at Presidio, Monterey, California

Abstract

In an effort to control rising hospital costs the U.S. Army has initiated a program to contract out primary care for its beneficiaries in selected areas. This initiative is the Primary Medical Care for the Uniformed Services Program. The U.S. Navy has its own contract initiative called NAVCARE, to save money and increase quality service to their beneficiaries. This thesis examined the potential cost savings in the PRIMUS Program at one specific clinic, Presidio of Monterey, CA. Future utilization and costs for this program are estimated and compared to projections of the current military health clinic. Findings for this analysis suggest that, given the different incentives of the two programs, the U.S. Army and Navy may not expect any cost savings from this contract initiative. Keywords: Military medicine, Staffing.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA203935

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  • David M. Andersen

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  • Naval Postgraduate School

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  • Contracts
  • Delivery Of Health Care
  • Department Of Defense
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Governments
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Hospitals
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Facilities
  • Military Hospitals
  • Military Medicine
  • Motivation
  • Patient Care
  • Therapy
  • United States

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  • Medicine
  • Political science

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