Healthcare for Military Retirees Task Group. Recommendations Regarding Improvements to the Military Health Systems and Specifically Healthcare of Military Retirees.
Abstract
In support of the Department's ongoing transformation efforts, and at the request of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness), and the endorsement of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), the Defense Business Board (DBB) formed a Task Group to assess and make recommendations to the Department of Defense on how to manage DoD's rising obligation for providing healthcare for retired military personnel and their dependents. Specifically, the Task Group evaluated and provided this report on strategies and considerations for retiree healthcare obligations. The Task Group focused on eligibility, benefits provided, co-payments and deductibles, premiums, funding and management, and interaction with healthcare benefits provided by private employers. Terms of Reference for this Task Group provided for: 1. An assessment of the Department's current design and management strategy of its healthcare program(s) for military retirees and their dependents; 2. Examples and recommendations of successful public or private sector transitions in the ways retiree healthcare benefits are funded, managed and operated; and 3. options and recommendations that the Department of Defense should consider with respect to the future management and funding of its program(s).
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 2005
- Accession Number
- ADA522668
Entities
People
- Denis Bovin
- Henry Dreifus
- Herb Shear
- James Haveman
- Kelly S. Van Niman
- William Winkenwerder
Organizations
- Defense Business Board