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Tricare provides civilian health benefits for U.S Armed Forces military personnel, military retirees, and their dependents, including some members of the Reserve Component. Tricare is the civilian care component of the Military Health System, although historically it also included health care delivered in military medical treatment facilities.
On July 21, 2016, the U.S. Department of Defense awarded Humana Government Business the TRICARE 2017 contract for the East Region, with WPS MVH as a subcontractor. WPS will provide information technology support, claims processing, and customer service functions. The East Region includes 30 states and approximately 6 million TRICARE beneficiaries.
In 1993, Humana founded Humana Military Healthcare Services (HMHS) as a wholly owned subsidiary. [5] They were awarded their first TRICARE contract in 1995, and began serving military beneficiaries in 1996. [32] From 2004 to 2009, HMHS was the managed care contractor for the Department of Defense Military Health System TRICARE South Region.
In October 2001, TRICARE benefits were extended to retirees and their dependents aged 65 and over. [1] On Oct. 1, 2013, the Defense Health Agency replaced the TRICARE Management Activity. The MHS has a $50+ billion budget and serves approximately 9.5 million beneficiaries. [4]
In 1993, the USTFs developed a managed care plan, called the Uniformed Services Family Health Plan, and in 1996, became “TRICARE Designated Providers”—the first DoD-sponsored, full-risk managed health care plan and the first to serve the military 65 and older population (other than on a limited demonstration basis).
Tens of thousands of retired state employees found themselves caught in the middle of insurance disputes this month after Humana — the state health plan’s Medicare Advantage administrator ...
The percentage of people with employment-based coverage, direct-purchase coverage, TRICARE, and VA or CHAMPVA health care did not statistically change between 2017 and 2018. The percentage of uninsured children under the age of 19 increased by 0.6 percentage points between 2017 and 2018, to 5.5 percent.
The Defense Health Agency (DHA) is a joint, integrated combat support agency that enables the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Air Force medical services to provide a medically ready force and ready medical force to Combatant Commands in both peacetime and wartime.