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Defense Health Care: Problems with Medical Care Overseas Are Being Addressed

HEHS-95-156 Published: Jul 12, 1995. Publicly Released: Jul 12, 1995.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed beneficiary access to military health care in Europe, focusing on the: (1) availability of health care in military facilities; (2) obstacles in providing military health care; (3) experiences of beneficiaries that have used host nation providers instead of military health care providers; and (4) Department of Defense's (DOD) handling of service delivery problems and beneficiary concerns.

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Access to health careArmed forces abroadBeneficiariesDental servicesHealth care servicesMilitary cost controlMilitary dependentsMilitary downsizingMilitary forcesMilitary hospitalsMilitary health services