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TRICARE FOR ALL
TRICARE Prime for All
MSG Jimmy L. Sadler
United States Army Sergeants Major Academy
Class 65
SGM Scullion / Mr. Ortega
31 March 2015

Abstract Health care for the military service members and their families use to be provided in Military Medical Facilities on a space available basis. With health care becoming a major demand for military service members and their families Congress passed the Dependents Medical Care Act of 1956 then with the Military Medical Benefits Amendments of 1966. These allowed the Department of Defense to go out and get contracts with different civilian health care providers to provide care to military service members and their family members as well. The Department of Defense came up with a contract and health care program known as the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS). With the escalation of costs, paperwork, and family members dissatisfaction, the Department of Defense founded a new health care program called the Defense Health Agency (DHA) the main job of DHA was to manage the activities of the military health system. DHA changed the health care program and moved to TRICARE Management Activity (TMA) which is the program the military uses today.

TRICARE Prime for all Service Members and Family The most important part about the United States Army is its Soldiers. The most important part about Soldiers is their family. The best way to take care of our Soldiers and their family members is by having a great health care plan. That will keep money in our Soldiers and their families’ pocket. Also not to pay so much out of pocket cost to get the proper care that is needed to stay healthy or to be able to fight any type of sickness that is in the world. Soldiers know that their families and what they need for health care reason. The Army needs to give the best care to the family without the extra cost of the Soldiers finances. TRICARE Prime for all will decrease the


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