Defense Health Care: Cost of Care at Selected Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities

In response to a congressional request, GAO examined 10 Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities' (USTF) medical care costs for beneficiaries to determine the: (1) reasonableness and validity of private contractors' studies of cost comparisons between USTF, the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS), and private hospitals in the same geographic area; (2) Seattle, Washington, USTF costs as compared to private care providers in the same geographical area; and (3) reasons for substantially increased federal reimbursements from 1984 to 1985 to the Port Arthur and Houston, Texas, USTF.