Defense Health Care: Actions Under Way to Address Many TRICARE Contract Change Order Problems
HEHS-97-141
Published: Jul 14, 1997. Publicly Released: Jul 14, 1997.
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Highlights
Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Department of Defense's (DOD) process for managing TRICARE contract change orders to determine: (1) the number of, nature of, and reasons for the orders; (2) whether DOD is adequately managing the change order process; and (3) if appropriate, how DOD can improve the process.
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Recommendations for Executive Action
Agency Affected | Recommendation | Status |
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Department of Defense | The Secretary of Defense should direct the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) to continue providing the high-level management attention that DOD has begun to focus on implementing the needed change order process improvements. |
Closed – Implemented
No new progress has been made since the accomplishment report last year. There is still a large backlog of unsettled change orders.
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Contract costsContract modificationsCost effectiveness analysisDefense budgetsDefense cost controlHealth care cost controlHealth care programsHealth maintenance organizationsManaged health careCost estimates