Defense health care, acquisition process for TRICARE's third generation of managed care support contracts : report to the Committee on Armed Services, U.S. Senate.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United States. Government Accountability Office, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Department of Defense--Rules and practice.

United States.

United States. Department of Defense.

Managed care plans (Medical care)--Government policy--United States.

Managed care plans (Medical care).

Health services accessibility--United States--Evaluation.

Health services accessibility.

Medical care--Contracting out--United States--Evaluation.

Medical care.

Health services accessibility--Evaluation.

Managed care plans (Medical care)--Government policy.

Medical care--Contracting out--Evaluation.

Genre:

Ebook.

Rules.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ii, 33 pages) : illustrations

Other Title:

TRICARE managed care support contracts

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] : United States Government Accountability Office, 2014.

Summary:

DOD provides certain health care services through its TRICARE Program, which complements the health care services provided in military treatment facilities. DOD acquires these health care services through MCSCs with private sector companies. As of October 1, 2013, DOD's Defense Health Agency is responsible for awarding, administering, and overseeing TRICARE's MCSCs. Prior to this date TMA handled these duties. DOD's health care costs have more than doubled from $19 billion in fiscal year 2001 to its fiscal year 2014 budget request of more than $49 billion. Senate Report 112-173, which accompanied a version of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013, cited concerns with the growth of DOD's health care costs and identified private sector health care contracts as an area for potential savings and efficiencies. The Senate report mandated that GAO review DOD's process for acquiring TRICARE's MCSCs. This report examines: (1) TMA's acquisition process to award TRICARE's third generation MCSCs; (2) the extent to which issues were raised in the bid protests involving these MCSCs, including identifying any common themes; and (3) lessons learned from the acquisition process to award these MCSCs and how these lessons may be used in future acquisitions. GAO reviewed relevant federal statutes, regulations, policy documentation, and the bid protest decisions for TRICARE's third generation MCSCs. GAO also interviewed TRICARE officials about the acquisition process and lessons learned.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed Oct. 22, 2014).

"March 2014."

Includes bibliographical references.

"GAO-14-195."

OCLC:

893980877