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March 21, 2011 at 08:00 PM
The U.S. Department of Defense cannot tell whether a new TRICARE coordination of benefits rule is actually saving any money.”
Officials at the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) have come to that conclusion after looking at the effects of Section 707 of the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 on TRICARE.
Total Defense Department health care spending has increased to $49 billion, or 9% of department spending, from $19 billion, or 6% of department spending, in 2001.
TRICARE is a program that the government uses to provide health coverage for military retirees, dependents and active-duty military personnel who seek care away from military and veterans facilities.
