Task Force on the Future of Military Health Care

Abstract

The provision of health services and health benefits is an established and significant mission of each service branch of the U.S. military. The extent and volume of health care services provided through military programs have grown dramatically since World War II , resulting in the world's largest military health care system. This system serves several distinct categories of beneficiaries, including Active Duty military personnel, families of Active Duty personnel, reservists, and military retirees and their dependents. Unlike civilian health care systems, the Military Health System must give priority to military readiness; the Nation's engagement in a long war on terror; the support of a conventional war, if necessary; the provision of humanitarian relief and response to natural disasters; and the achievement of other missions required by national command authorities.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA504962

Entities

Organizations

  • Defense Health Board

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Employment
  • Health Services
  • Management Personnel
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Medicine
  • Military Science
  • Organizational Structure
  • Patient Care
  • Personnel Management
  • Therapy

Fields of Study

  • Medicine
  • Political science

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