Cost Analysis of TRICARE, the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, and a Catchment Area Management Project.
Abstract
A comparison of the health care cost of TRICARE, the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program, and a Catchment Area Management (CAM) project was done for fiscal year 1994. The study compared the government share of the average cost per beneficiary of the three programs and the average cost per beneficiary for the Department of Defense (DoD). The results of the study were mixed. The CAM project cost per beneficiary was lower than the TRICARE program cost per beneficiary. The FEHB program cost per beneficiary was lower than either the CAM or TRICARE cost per beneficiary when Fiscal Year 1994 program growth rates were calculated on a straight-line rate of 4.54 percent. When Fiscal Year 1994 growth was calculated based on a four-year average rate of 9.53 percent, FEHB program cost per beneficiary was less than TRICARE but more than the CAM project. Recommendations were made to expand on this study to evaluate what effects a program similar to the FEHB program would have on the Military Health Services System (MHSS) and to evaluate the cost of Medicare Subvention and CHAMPUS as a second payer for DoD beneficiaries over the age of sixty-five. Finally, the study recommends that DoD consider offering the FEHB program or a similar program to DoD beneficiaries over the age of sixty-five as an option for their access to health care.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1996
- Accession Number
- ADA324147
Entities
People
- Charles E. Taylor
Organizations
- Academy of Health Sciences