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DOD watchdog report warns of issues across military health care …

(1 days ago) WEBEmail [email protected] to share your thoughts. A new Defense Department watchdog report raises troubling red flags about the state of military health care for the 9.6 million uniformed and

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2023/12/07/dod-watchdog-report-warns-of-issues-across-military-health-care-system/

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Military Health System Stabilization: Rebuilding Health Care …

(5 days ago) WEBRarely have issues in the MHS become so front-and-center. Many have turned to the private sector for health care as fewer military and civilian personnel were …

https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/3652092/military-health-system-stabilization-rebuilding-health-care-access-is-critical/

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After downsizing health care for years, Pentagon says medical

(5 days ago) WEBU.S. military health care again needs a course correction. Quil Lawrence is a New York-based correspondent for NPR News, covering veterans' issues …

https://www.wlrn.org/npr-breaking-news/2024-05-02/after-downsizing-health-care-for-years-pentagon-says-medical-readiness-was-a-casualty

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After downsizing health care for years, Pentagon says medical …

(Just Now) WEBEven before the wars ended the Pentagon activated a plan to tame massive health care costs by pushing military medical care into the private sector, especially for …

https://www.npr.org/2024/05/02/1246636334/pentagon-military-healthcare

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Pentagon's reduction in military medical costs is criticized as going

(6 days ago) WEBLAWRENCE: That outsourcing was planned. In the past decade, the Pentagon tried to tame its massive health care costs by pushing medical care, especially for …

https://health.wusf.usf.edu/npr-health/2024-05-01/pentagons-reduction-in-military-medical-costs-is-criticized-as-going-too-far

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Military Health and Health Care RAND

(4 days ago) WEBWomen are an integral part of the U.S. military and DoD civilian workforce. Limiting their access to legal abortion services will affect their health and could …

https://www.rand.org/topics/military-health-and-health-care.html

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Military Health System Stabilization: Rebuilding Health Care …

(5 days ago) WEBOn Dec. 6, 2023, the Deputy Secretary of Defense signed a memo directing the stabilization of the Military Health System. The memo requires that the MHS add …

https://health.mil/News/Articles/2024/01/19/Military-Health-System-Stabilization-Rebuilding-Health-Care-Access-is-Critical-to-the-Wellbeing-of-our-Patients

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The US Military Health System: Promoting Readiness And …

(Just Now) WEBThe US Military Health System (MHS) is a unique federal health care system with a critical mission: ensuring that America’s military personnel are healthy; maintaining a ready …

https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2019.00239

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Plans for Hospital Closures as Part of Military Health System …

(9 days ago) WEBshift management of the military services' 51 hospitals and 424 health clinics to the Defense Health Agency and focus the Army, Navy and Air Force's medical …

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2022/03/30/plans-hospital-closures-part-of-military-health-system-reform-forging-ahead-after-pause.html

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Reforming Military Health Care Costs - RAND …

(7 days ago) WEBReforms to the MHS, which are in progress, provide many possibilities for future research. Research would focus on how MHS reforms affect the utilization of direct and private-sector care, military health …

https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA1418-1.html

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Staff Shortages and Burnout Topped Challenges for Military …

(Just Now) WEBDelays in care related to COVID-19 and issues with transfers to civilian or other military health facilities led to at least one patient death, the DoD's top watchdog …

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2022/04/07/staff-shortages-and-burnout-topped-challenges-military-hospitals-pandemic-watchdog-finds.html

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After downsizing health care for years, Pentagon says medical …

(5 days ago) WEBBy moving medical care closer to the front, and treating combat wounds within the so-called "golden hour," or even the first 30 minutes after injury, casualty rates …

https://www.wvia.org/news/npr-national/2024-05-02/after-downsizing-health-care-for-years-pentagon-says-medical-readiness-was-a-casualty

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In Reversal, Defense Department Now Wants to Bring Tricare

(5 days ago) WEBThe DoD hoped that the consolidation and restructuring, which would require non-active-duty families to pay a larger portion of their health care costs, would curtail …

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2024/01/24/reversal-defense-department-now-wants-bring-tricare-beneficiaries-back-military-health-system.html

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Military Health - U.S. Department of Defense

(1 days ago) WEBThe Military Health System supports the National Defense Strategy by providing a medically ready force, a ready medical force and a medical benefit in …

https://www.defense.gov/Spotlights/Military-Health/

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US Military Primary Care: Problems, Solutions, And - Health Affairs

(9 days ago) WEBPurchased Behavioral Health Care Received by Military Health System Beneficiaries in Civilian Medical Facilities, 2000–2014 28 June 2018 Military Medicine, …

https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2013.0586

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Families With TRICARE Report Lower Health Care Quality And …

(Just Now) WEBChildren in military families, who receive health insurance through the TRICARE program, face barriers to care such as frequent relocations, unique behavioral …

https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2019.00274

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Veterans' should have easy access to health care. Sadly, they don't …

(Just Now) WEBIn the military, especially for someone who enlists at 18, the world of health care is a distant, almost alien concept. From the moment you don your uniform, every …

https://www.statnews.com/2024/04/29/veterans-difficulties-accessing-health-care/

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Military Health Topics Health.mil

(1 days ago) WEBThe Military Health System provides comprehensive women’s health care, including reproductive health care and gender-specific care associated with cardiovascular …

https://health.mil/Military-Health-Topics

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Military Health System Stabilization: Rebuilding Health Care …

(2 days ago) WEBOn Dec. 6, 2023, the Deputy Secretary of Defense signed a memo directing the stabilization of the Military Health System. The memo requires that the MHS add …

https://health.mil/News/Articles/2024/01/19/Military-Health-System-Stabilization-Rebuilding-Health-Care-Access-is-Critical-to-the-Wellbeing-of-our-Patients?type=Fact+Sheets

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DOD IG report highlights health care access issues in US military

(Just Now) WEBThe U.S. military community must navigate hurdles to access health care, both at home and abroad, according to a recent report from the Defense Department’s …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2023-12-07/health-care-access-military-communities-12283662.html

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Defense Health Care: Issues and Challenges Confronting Military …

(Just Now) WEBThe problems include significant increases in health care costs and utilization, inter-Service rivalries and competing responsibilities that have hindered improvement efforts, …

https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-95-104/html/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-95-104.htm

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Lost Care and Broken Promises: Military Retirees React to Tricare

(1 days ago) WEBFor many, feelings center around a pair of issues: access to needed care and broken promises. The Defense Health Agency early this month announced plans to …

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/02/27/lost-care-and-broken-promises-military-retirees-react-tricare-changes.html

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Reducing the stigma and encouraging mental health care in the …

(4 days ago) WEB5/18/2021 By: Claudia Sanchez Bustamante. In the military, the stigma of mental health is grounded in the cultural misperception that a service member must have "zero defects" …

https://health.mil/News/Articles/2021/05/18/Reducing-the-stigma-and-encouraging-mental-health-care-in-the-military

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Defense Health Care: Issues and Challenges Confronting Military

(Just Now) WEBPursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Military Health Services System (MHSS), focusing on the Department of Defense's (DOD) Defense …

https://www.gao.gov/products/hehs-95-104

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Army says fitness plan cut injuries and drug use, aids mental health

(8 days ago) WEBMaj. Gen. John Kline, head of the Center for Initial Military Training, said, “Although we’ve accelerated the fielding of H2F teams, if we really want to spread the …

https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2024/04/30/army-fitness-plan-cuts-injuries-and-drug-use-boosts-mental-health/

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VA Opens Door for More Vets with Other Than Honorable

(5 days ago) WEBPatricia Kime focuses on military personnel and veterans issues for Military.com, reporting on health care, military families, justice and benefits. She …

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2024/04/25/va-opens-door-more-vets-other-honorable-discharges-receive-health-care-and-benefits.html

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Barriers to Care Health.mil

(3 days ago) WEBThe Department of Defense (DoD) strives to better understand the barriers to care that service members face regarding mental health diagnoses and treatment. …

https://health.mil/Military-Health-Topics/Centers-of-Excellence/Psychological-Health-Center-of-Excellence/Psychological-Health-Readiness/Barriers-to-Care

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About the Military Health System Health.mil

(8 days ago) WEBThe Military Health System is one of America’s largest and most complex health care institutions, and the world’s preeminent military health care delivery operation. Our …

https://health.mil/About-MHS

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