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 2007-05-31 monographic deposited born digital 52 p. GA 1.13:GAO-07-647 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-647 P0b002ee180378f91 f:d07647 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-647 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-647 GAO-07-647 Beneficiaries Cost analysis Deductibles and Coinsurance Defense cost control Health care costs Health care programs Health insurance Insurance premiums Managed health care Military dependents User fees Cost growth Savings estimates DOD TRICARE Program Other Written Product A70070 In light of the fact that Department of Defense (DOD) health care spending more than doubled from 2000 to 2005 and continues to escalate, DOD proposed increasing the share of health care costs paid by TRICARE beneficiaries, under a proposal known as Sustain the Benefit. DOD estimated that if the proposal had been implemented in fiscal year 2007, savings would amount to over $11 billion through fiscal year 2011. As required by the National Defense Authorization Act for 2007, GAO evaluated (1) the likelihood that DOD would achieve its estimated savings from the proposed enrollment fee and deductible increases for retirees and dependents under age 65, (2) the likelihood that DOD would achieve its estimated savings from the proposed pharmacy co-payment increases for all beneficiaries except active duty personnel, and (3) the factors identified by DOD as contributing to increased TRICARE spending from 2000 to 2005. To conduct its work, GAO examined DOD analyses and interviewed DOD officials. GAO also analyzed data on many aspects of health care costs in general and interviewed health economists. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-647/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-647.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-647/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-647.pdf GAO-07-647 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-647 Other Written Product GAO-07-647; Military Health Care: TRICARE Cost-Sharing Proposals Would Help Offset Increasing Health Care Spending, but Projected Savings Are Likely Overestimated; Beneficiaries Cost analysis Deductibles and Coinsurance Defense cost control Health care costs Health care programs Health insurance Insurance premiums Managed health care Military dependents User fees Cost growth Savings estimates DOD TRICARE Program Volume 114 Page 1654 114 Stat. 1654 Volume 120 Page 2083 120 Stat. 2083 Public Law 106-398 Public Law 109-364