Defense Health Care: Uniformed Services Treatment Facility Health Program
(Letter Report, 06/02/94, GAO/HEHS-94-174).

The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 requires GAO
and the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to evaluate the agreements
entered into between the Defense Department (DOD) and the Uniformed
Services Treatment Facilities to provide health care to members of the
military. This report discusses (1) the health care services available
through the Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities under the agreements
compared to the health care services available through other components
of the military health care delivery system, the beneficiary
cost-sharing requirements of the Facilities compared to those of the
other components of the military health care delivery system, and the
costs and other implications of terminating the agreements before their
expiration. CBO will be issuing a separate report discussing the cost
effectiveness of the agreements and the impact of the agreements during
their four-year term on DOD's budget and expenditures for health care
programs.

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 REPORTNUM:  HEHS-94-174
     TITLE:  Defense Health Care: Uniformed Services Treatment Facility 
             Health Program
      DATE:  06/02/94
   SUBJECT:  Health care programs
             Program evaluation
             Comparative analysis
             Health care services
             Employee medical benefits
             Military personnel
             Health care planning
             Cost effectiveness analysis
             Beneficiaries
             Health care facilities
IDENTIFIER:  Medicare Program
             DOD TRICARE Program
             CHAMPUS
             Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed 
             Services
             DOD TRICARE Prime Program
             DOD TRICARE Extra Program
             Portland (ME)
             Boston (MA)
             Staten Island (NY)
             Baltimore (MD)
             Cleveland (OH)
             Galveston (TX)
             Nassau Bay (TX)
             Houston (TX)
             Port Arthur (TX)
             Seattle (WA)
             
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