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Accession Number:
AD1166424
Title:
Defense Health Care: Status of Fiscal Year 2004 Requirements for Reservists' Benefits and Monitoring Beneficiaries' Access to Care
Descriptive Note:
[Technical Report, Congressional Report]
Corporate Author:
United States General Accounting Office
Report Date:
2004-03-17
Pagination or Media Count:
7
Abstract:
Since September 2001, about 360,000 reservists have been called to active duty to support the war on terrorism, conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq, and other operations. Some reservists have been on active duty for a year or more, and the pace of reserve operations is expected to remain high for the foreseeable future. When mobilized for active duty under federal authorities, reservists are eligible to receive health care benefits through DODs military health care system, TRICARE. When reservists are ordered to active duty for more than 30 days, their families are also eligible for health benefits. DOD supplements its military health care facilities with civilian health care providers through its triple-option TRICARE program. DODs beneficiaries may enroll in TRICARs Prime option and go to a network provider to receive care without enrolling, they can see a network provider through the preferred provider option, Extra or they may elect to use Standard, the fee-for-service option. 1 Some beneficiaries have raised concerns about difficulties in finding civilian providers--particularly Standard, non-network providers--who will accept TRICARE beneficiaries as patients.
Distribution Statement:
[A, Approved For Public Release]
