TY - JOUR
AB - The Military Health System (MHS) is a global, integrated health delivery system tasked with ensuring the medical readiness of the U.S. Armed Forces while fulfilling the individual health care needs of eligible military personnel and their dependents. The MHS network comprises military hospitals and clinics that ensure the medical readiness of the force, which are complemented by programs that enable beneficiary care in the private sector through the TRICARE insurance program. Mental health disorders accounted for the largest proportions of the morbidity and health care burdens that affected the pediatric and younger adult beneficiary age groups of nonservice member beneficiaries of the Military Health System in 2023. Among adults aged 45-64 years and adults aged 65 years and older, musculoskeletal diseases accounted for the most morbidity and health care burdens. With almost all health care for Medicare-eligible beneficiaries aged 65 years and older at private sector medical facilities, over 91% of health care encounters among non-service member beneficiaries (TRICARE-eligible and Medicare-eligible) occurred at non-military medical facilities.
AD - Defense Health Agency, U.S. Department of Defense.
AN - 39136697
BT - Msmr
C5 - Healthcare Disparities; Healthcare Policy
CP - 7
DA - Jul 20
DP - NLM
ET - 20240720
IS - 7
JF - Msmr
LA - eng
N2 - The Military Health System (MHS) is a global, integrated health delivery system tasked with ensuring the medical readiness of the U.S. Armed Forces while fulfilling the individual health care needs of eligible military personnel and their dependents. The MHS network comprises military hospitals and clinics that ensure the medical readiness of the force, which are complemented by programs that enable beneficiary care in the private sector through the TRICARE insurance program. Mental health disorders accounted for the largest proportions of the morbidity and health care burdens that affected the pediatric and younger adult beneficiary age groups of nonservice member beneficiaries of the Military Health System in 2023. Among adults aged 45-64 years and adults aged 65 years and older, musculoskeletal diseases accounted for the most morbidity and health care burdens. With almost all health care for Medicare-eligible beneficiaries aged 65 years and older at private sector medical facilities, over 91% of health care encounters among non-service member beneficiaries (TRICARE-eligible and Medicare-eligible) occurred at non-military medical facilities.
PY - 2024
SN - 2158-0111 (Print); 2152-8217
SP - 11
EP - 20+
ST - Absolute and relative morbidity burdens attributable to various illnesses and injuries among non-service member beneficiaries of the Military Health System, 2023
T1 - Absolute and relative morbidity burdens attributable to various illnesses and injuries among non-service member beneficiaries of the Military Health System, 2023
T2 - Msmr
TI - Absolute and relative morbidity burdens attributable to various illnesses and injuries among non-service member beneficiaries of the Military Health System, 2023
U1 - Healthcare Disparities; Healthcare Policy
VL - 31
VO - 2158-0111 (Print); 2152-8217
Y1 - 2024
ER -