A Study to Determine the Effectiveness of the Catchment Area Management Project at Evans ACH to Contain Health Care Costs
Abstract
Total CHAMPUS expenditures from the Department of Defense (DoD) budget have risen at an unprecedented rate over the past eight years. The annual inflationary increase of total CHAMPUS costs ranged from 13 to 16 percent since 1982. In response to rising costs, Congress directed the DoD to begin two major cost containment initiatives, CHAMPUS Reform Initiative (CRI), and Catchment Area Management (CAM) by 1987 and 1988, respectively. Each of the initiatives attempts to curtail rising CHAMPUS costs by establishing civilian contracts with health care providers coupled with aggressive managed or coordinated care. This study examines the CAM project located at Evans U.S. Army Community Hospital (EACH) at Fort Carson, Colorado. A comparison is made between two DoD facilities, EACH and the Air Force Academy Hospital, also located in Colorado Springs.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1992
- Accession Number
- ADA262139
Entities
People
- Jerome Penner Iii
Organizations
- Academy of Health Sciences