The Economics of the Department of Defense Health Care System

Abstract

The sudden and drastic resolution of the East-West conflict has eliminated the Communist threat to American security and negated the need for a large military-industrial complex. Many nations around the world are now painfully accommodating that change and restructuring their economies. Drastic defense budget reductions are part of this restructuring. Resource constraints and the need to control costs have created a renewed interest in and debate about the Department of Defense (DoD) Health Care System. It is the author's contention that DoD should study the forces (trends and issues) exerting pressure for change so as to make proactive changes in the DoD Health Care System. This paper will do the following: (1) provide a brief historical overview of the DoD Health Care System, (2) identify and discuss major economic trends and issues that are increasing social pressures on the American Health Care System, and (3) analyze how these trends and issues create demands/pressures on the DoD Health Care System.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 02, 1992
Accession Number
ADA251191

Entities

People

  • Homer J. Wright

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Employment
  • Federal Budgets
  • Health Care Management
  • Health Services
  • Hospitals
  • Information Systems
  • Investments
  • Market Economy
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Medicine
  • Money
  • Patient Care
  • Personnel Management
  • Political Systems
  • Therapy
  • War Colleges

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