Planning for Reform of the Governance of the Military Health System
Abstract
The transformations that have occurred in the Military Health System (MHS) over the past years, including the consolidation of medical facilities and functions in the National Capital Region (NCR) mandated by the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) process, have provided the Department with an opportunity to consider changes to the governance of the MHS to ensure that it is organized in an effective and cost-efficient manner. To inform deliberations within the Department on this important issue, on June 14, 2011, Deputy Secretary Lynn established an internal task force to conduct a review of the governance of the MHS and to provide a report containing an evaluation of options for the governance of the MHS as a whole, for the governance of multi-Service medical markets, and for the governance of the NCR health system. The task force was co-chaired by Dr. George Peach Taylor, Jr., Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Force Health Protection and Readiness, and Major General (Dr.) Doug Robb, Joint Staff Surgeon, and consisted of representatives from each of the Military Departments, the Joint Staff, and the Offices of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), and Director, Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation. The task force delivered its report on September 15, 2011, and I thank the task force co-chairs, members, and staff for their diligent and thoughtful work on this very important and complex matter.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 02, 2012
- Accession Number
- ADA597374