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Tricare is a civilian health benefits program for U.S. Armed Forces military personnel, retirees, and their dependents. It offers different plan options depending on the beneficiary's status, location, and needs, and is managed by the Defense Health Agency.
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).
Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC) is the U.S. Army's premier medical institution and the Department of Defense's largest facility and only Level 1 Trauma Center. Located on Fort Sam Houston, BAMC provides inpatient and outpatient services, graduate medical education, and rehabilitation for wounded Service Members and the San Antonio community.
The Military Health System (MHS) is the internal health care system of the U.S. Department of Defense that provides health care to military personnel and their families. It also provides health care through the TRICARE health plan to eligible beneficiaries, such as retirees, survivors, and former spouses.
WPS is a not-for-profit service insurance corporation that offers health plans and benefit administration. It also provides claims processing services for U.S. government programs and has subsidiaries in dental, life, and disability insurance.
TriWest Healthcare Alliance is a private company that manages health benefits for veterans and military families in some regions of the US. It has a history of winning and losing contracts, as well as facing legal and financial issues.
Learn about the history, services, and presidential care of this U.S. military medical center in Bethesda, Maryland. Find out how it was founded, expanded, and combined with the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in 2011.
A military hospital at Fort Cavazos, Texas, providing medical care to servicemembers, veterans and their families. The hospital is named after Brigadier General Carl Rogers Darnall, MD., and has a new facility that opened in 2016.