Military health care system: comparing obstetrics costs between a military treatment facility and CHAMPUS
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Authors
Laluan, Julito Pedrozo
Subjects
Obstetrics recapture
Cost analysis: Obstetrics
Obstetrics cost comparison
MTF and CHAMPUS
Cost analysis: Obstetrics
Obstetrics cost comparison
MTF and CHAMPUS
Advisors
Trietsch, Dan
Date of Issue
1991-09
Date
September 1991
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
For more than three decades, two systems of programs have provided health care for military beneficiaries: (1) the direct care system, whereby beneficiaries obtain health care services from military treatment facilities (MTFs) and (2) CHAMPUS (Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services), a health program in which beneficiaries receive care from civilian facilities. The high cost to DoD of supplying inexpensive medical care, as well as concern over timeliness of service, has prompted many suggestions for reforming the military health care system. Based on the above, the objective of this research is to compare costs between a military treatment facility and CHAMPUS and to determine whether a given MTF can provide inpatient care to its beneficiaries at lower cost than through CHAMPUS. By comparing MTF and CHAMPUS costs, a given MTF can identify those specialty areas in which to reduce costs either by increasing workload (use of recapture and/or normal increase of appointments) or increasing referrals to outside health care providers.
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Thesis
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Department
Department of Administrative Sciences
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School
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Format
69 p.
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Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
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