American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, May 28, 2014 – Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has
ordered a comprehensive review of the Military Health System.
Dr. Jonathan Woodson, the assistant secretary of defense for
health affairs, will lead the review, Pentagon Press Secretary Navy Rear Adm.
John Kirby said in a statement.
The review, Kirby said, will focus on access to care and an
assessment of the safety and quality of health care, both in military treatment
facilities and in health care that the Defense Department purchases from
civilian providers.
Expected to last for 90 days, the review will examine
whether current access to care meets the department's standards, Kirby said. It
will also examine the safety and quality of the care provided to all DOD
beneficiaries, he added.
“Following the review, the secretary will receive
recommendations on areas for improvement,” the admiral said, “with a specific
focus on those areas where we are not meeting a nationally defined standard or
a DOD policy-directed standard.”
Hagel will meet this morning with Deputy Defense Secretary Bob
Work and the service secretaries to discuss the review’s parameters and his
expectations for it, Kirby said.
The Military Health System provides health care for more
than 9.6 million beneficiaries, including active duty service members, retirees
and eligible family members.
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