Defense Health Care: DOD Needs to Address the Expected Benefits, Costs, and Risks for Its Newly Approved Medical Command Structure

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 2007-10-12 monographic deposited born digital 33 p. GA 1.13:GAO-08-122 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-122 P0b002ee180379fa9 f:d08122 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-122 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-122 GAO-08-122 Cost analysis Federal agency reorganization Health care services Interagency relations Management reengineering Medical economic analysis Military health services National defense operations Performance measures Program evaluation Risk assessment Managed health care Military Health System Other Written Product A77307 Defense Health Care: DOD Needs to Address the Expected Benefits, Costs, and Risks for Its Newly Approved Medical Command Structure The Department of Defense (DOD) operates one of the largest and most complex health systems in the nation and has a dual health care mission--readiness and benefits. The readiness mission provides medical services and support to the armed forces during military operations. The benefits mission provides health care to over 9 million eligible beneficiaries, including active duty personnel, retirees, and dependents worldwide. Past Government Accountability Office (GAO) and other reports have recommended changes to the military health system (MHS) structure. GAO was asked to (1) describe the options for structuring a unified medical command recommended in recent studies by DOD and other organizations and (2) assess the extent to which DOD has identified the potential impact these options would have on the current MHS. GAO analyzed studies and reports prepared by DOD's Joint/Unified Medical Command Working Group, the Defense Business Board, and the Center for Naval Analyses, and interviewed department officials. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-122/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-122.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-122/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-122.pdf GAO-08-122 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-122 Other Written Product GAO-08-122; Defense Health Care: DOD Needs to Address the Expected Benefits, Costs, and Risks for Its Newly Approved Medical Command Structure; Cost analysis Federal agency reorganization Health care services Interagency relations Management reengineering Medical economic analysis Military health services National defense operations Performance measures Program evaluation Risk assessment Managed health care Military Health System