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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.
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.
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).
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.
AHLTA is a system that supplements the Composite Health Care System (CHCS) and provides online access to patient records for military providers and beneficiaries worldwide. It was implemented between 2003 and 2006 and has undergone several improvements and criticisms since then.
DEERS is a computerized system that tracks eligibility for military benefits, healthcare, and other entitlements for service members, veterans, dependents, and others. DEERS also produces DoD ID cards, such as Common Access Cards, with an electronic data interchange personal identifier (EDIPI).
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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.