Defense Health Agency

[kyu1q84]

http://www.stripes.com/news/defense-health-agency-is-the-next-step-in-curbing-medical-costs-1.171002

http://www.navytimes.com/article/20...090002/New-Defense-Health-Agency-taking-shape


Good idea or more middle-men?

Today:
>Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs
|___
Military Health System
|____
> TRICARE/TRICARE Management Activity (TMA)
> other stuff

After October 2013:
>Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs
|___
Military Health System
|_____
> (New) Defense Health Agency (replacing: TMA + doing more other stuff)

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[NavyFP]

http://www.stripes.com/news/defense-health-agency-is-the-next-step-in-curbing-medical-costs-1.171002

http://www.navytimes.com/article/20...090002/New-Defense-Health-Agency-taking-shape


Good idea or more middle-men?

Today:
>Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs
|___
Military Health System
|____
> TRICARE/TRICARE Management Activity (TMA)
> other stuff

After October 2013:
>Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs
|___
Military Health System
|_____
> (New) Defense Health Agency (replacing: TMA + doing more other stuff)

More middle men. May be a SLIGHT improvement of efficiency, but only slight. Will add another 3 star billett for MilMed. This does appear to make the possibility of a 4 star MilMed billet to be significantly diminished, which is probably a good thing.

 

[AFM]

Deck chairs on the Titanic.

 

[Gastrapathy]

Deck chairs on the Titanic.

But someone will get a MCM for his deck chair.