DEFENSE HEALTH CARE: Health Care Benefit for Women Comparable to Other Plans

Abstract

About half of all beneficiaries who are eligible to use TRICARE, the Department of Defense s (DOD) health care program, are women either active duty personnel, family members, or retirees. With a health care system historically oriented towards men, DOD has been challenged to ensure that its women beneficiaries receive the full range of services including primary, specialty, preventive, and reproductive care. The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2002 directed that we study the adequacy and quality of the health care provided to women by DOD. As agreed with the committees of jurisdiction, we will describe (1) the health care benefit targeted to women covered under the TRICARE program and how this benefit compares to national clinical guidelines and other health plans offerings and (2) women beneficiaries satisfaction with and concerns about DOD s health care benefit.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA401236

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Analgesia
  • Congress
  • Contraception
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Hospitals
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Families
  • Military Medicine
  • Personnel Management
  • Therapy
  • Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • United States
  • Websites

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

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  • Medical or Health Care Field.
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