Military Medical Care: Frequently Asked Questions

Mendez, Bryce H. P.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Military healthcare;    Medicine;    Health policy;   

RP-ID  :  R45399
RP-ID  :  R45399_2018Nov08

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report answers selected frequently-asked questions about military health care, including: 1) How is the Military Health System structured?, 2) What is TRICARE?, 3) What are the different TRICARE plans and who is eligible?, 4) What are the costs of military health care to beneficiaries?, 5) What is the relationship of TRICARE to Medicare?, 6) How does the Affordable Care Act affect TRICARE?, 7) When can beneficiaries change their TRICARE plan?, and 8) What is the Medicare Eligible Retiree Health Care fund, which funds TRICARE for Life?