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Survey of Access to Care in the TRICARE Environment.

PB2008112224

Publication Date	1999
Personal Author	Jennings, B. M.
Page Count	128
Abstract	Access to health care among adult beneficiaries in one geographic region of TRICARE, the military's managed care system, was described in this study. The following research questions guided this project: (1) How do military beneficiaries (consumers) evaluate access to care; (2) How do military health care beneficiaries evaluate access to care based upon their beneficiary category (Active Duty (AD), AD family members, retirees and family members less than 65 years, and retirees and family members greater than 65 years); (3) How do military beneficiaries in each of four TRICARE options (AD, Prime Military Treatment Facility (MTF), Prime Managed Care Support Contractor (MCSC), and Non-Prime) evaluate access to care; and (4) Do beneficiary evaluations of access to care differ according to consumer group, with consumer group reflecting a combination of beneficiary category and TRICARE option. This was a descriptive study using survey data.
Keywords	Health care access Surveys Military medicine Medical services Military personnel Beneficiaries Active duty Families Veterans(Military personnel) Managed care Evaluation Geographic areas TRICARE
Source Agency	TriService Nursing Research Program/Uniform Services Univ. of the Health Sciences
Corporate Authors	The Geneva Foundation, Tacoma, WA.; TriService Nursing Research Program, Bethesda, MD.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by TriService Nursing Research Program, Bethesda, MD.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Final rept., 1 Oct 96 to 30 Sep 99.
NTIS Issue Number	200821

Survey of Access to Care in the TRICARE Environment.

Survey of Access to Care in the TRICARE Environment.
PB2008112224

Publication Date	1999
Personal Author	Jennings, B. M.
Page Count	128
Abstract	Access to health care among adult beneficiaries in one geographic region of TRICARE, the military's managed care system, was described in this study. The following research questions guided this project: (1) How do military beneficiaries (consumers) evaluate access to care; (2) How do military health care beneficiaries evaluate access to care based upon their beneficiary category (Active Duty (AD), AD family members, retirees and family members less than 65 years, and retirees and family members greater than 65 years); (3) How do military beneficiaries in each of four TRICARE options (AD, Prime Military Treatment Facility (MTF), Prime Managed Care Support Contractor (MCSC), and Non-Prime) evaluate access to care; and (4) Do beneficiary evaluations of access to care differ according to consumer group, with consumer group reflecting a combination of beneficiary category and TRICARE option. This was a descriptive study using survey data.
Keywords	Health care access Surveys Military medicine Medical services Military personnel Beneficiaries Active duty Families Veterans(Military personnel) Managed care Evaluation Geographic areas TRICARE
Source Agency	TriService Nursing Research Program/Uniform Services Univ. of the Health Sciences
Corporate Authors	The Geneva Foundation, Tacoma, WA.; TriService Nursing Research Program, Bethesda, MD.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by TriService Nursing Research Program, Bethesda, MD.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Final rept., 1 Oct 96 to 30 Sep 99.
NTIS Issue Number	200821