United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2006-12-22 monographic deposited born digital 71 p. GA 1.13:GAO-07-48 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-48 P0b002ee18039b77a f:d0748 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-48 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-48 GAO-07-48 Access to health care Beneficiaries Department of Defense contractors Federal law Health care programs Managed health care Medical fees Surveys DOD TRICARE Program Other Written Product A64432 The Department of Defense (DOD) provides health care through its TRICARE program. Under TRICARE, beneficiaries may obtain care through a managed care option that requires enrollment and the use of civilian provider networks, which are developed and managed by contractors. Beneficiaries who do not enroll may receive care through TRICARE Standard, a fee-for-service option, using nonnetwork civilian providers or through TRICARE Extra, a preferred provider organization option, using network civilian providers. Nonenrolled beneficiaries in some locations have reported difficulties finding civilian providers who will accept them as patients. The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2004 directed GAO to provide information on access to care for nonenrolled TRICARE beneficiaries. This report describes (1) how DOD and its contractors evaluate nonenrolled beneficiaries' access to care and the results of these evaluations; (2) impediments to civilian provider acceptance of nonenrolled beneficiaries, and how they are being addressed; and (3) how DOD has implemented the NDAA fiscal year 2004 requirements to take actions to ensure nonenrolled beneficiaries' access to care. To address these objectives, GAO examined DOD's survey results and DOD and contractor documents and interviewed DOD and contractor officials. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-48/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-48.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-48/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-48.pdf GAO-07-48 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-48 Other Written Product GAO-07-48; Defense Health Care: Access to Care for Beneficiaries Who Have Not Enrolled in TRICARE's Managed Care Option; Access to health care Beneficiaries Department of Defense contractors Federal law Health care programs Managed health care Medical fees Surveys DOD TRICARE Program Volume 104 Page 1856 104 Stat. 1856 Volume 117 Page 1392 117 Stat. 1392 Volume 119 Page 3136 119 Stat. 3136 Public Law 101-511 Public Law 108-136 Public Law 109-163