MILITARY HEALTH: Increased TRICARE Eligibility for Reservists Presents Educational Challenges

Abstract

Since 2001, the number of reservists mobilized for active duty has increased dramatically. Congress has expanded reservists' and their dependents' eligibility for TRICARE, the Department of Defense's (DOD) health insurance program. The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2004 directed GAO to examine the health insurance coverage of reservists and their dependents. This report (1) identifies the extent to which reservists have civilian health insurance, (2) examines DOD's efforts to educate reservists and their dependents about TRICARE, and (3) describes reservists level of satisfaction with TRICARE and the types of problems reservists and their dependents experienced when using it. To do this, GAO relied on interviews with DOD and DOD's survey data. GAO also administered a survey of TRICARE benefit assistance coordinators.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA475153

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Administrative Personnel
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Veterans Affairs
  • Employment
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Governments
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Law
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Medicine
  • Military Personnel
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • United States Government

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Medical or Health Care Field.
  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.