The Evolution of the Military Health Care System: Changes in Public Law and DoD Regulations

Abstract

The military health care system has two missions. The first is the readiness mission to provide care for U.S. forces who become sick or injured during military engagements. The second is the peacetime mission, which includes maintaining the health of U.S. military personnel and supporting the provision of the military health care benefit to active duty dependents, retirees and their dependents, and survivors. This paper focuses on the legislative and regulatory evolution of this second mission and the costs associated with pro- gram change.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA401143

Entities

People

  • Jennifer Jebo
  • Michelle Dolfini-reed

Organizations

  • Center for Naval Analyses

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Hospitals
  • Law
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Hospitals
  • Military Medicine
  • Patient Care
  • Personnel Management
  • Surgery
  • Therapy

Fields of Study

  • Medicine
  • Political science

Readers

  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Medical or Health Care Field.