An analysis of cost savings from the proposed PRIMUS clinic at Presido, Monterey CA.
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Authors
Andersen, David Mark
Subjects
PRIMUS
NAVCARE
military treatment facility
health care contract
clinic cost
NAVCARE
military treatment facility
health care contract
clinic cost
Advisors
Whipple, David Richard Jr.
Mehay, Stephen L.
Date of Issue
1988-12
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Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
In an effort to control rising hospital costs the U.S.
Army has initiated a program to contract out primary care
for its beneficiaries in selected areas. This initiative is
the Primary Medical Care for the Uniformed Services Program.
The U.S. Navy has its own contract initiative called
NAVCARE, to save money and increase quality service to their
beneficiaries. This thesis examined the potential cost
savings in the PRIMUS Program at one specific clinic,
Presidio of Monterey, CA. Future utilization and costs for
this program are estimated and compared to projections of
the current military health clinic. Findings for this
analysis suggest that, given the different incentives of the
two programs , the U.S. Army and Navy may not expect any cost
savings from this contract initiative.
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68 p.
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Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.