title: Vying for control of CHAMPUS funds.
abstract: Advocating a "coordinated care" approach to healthcare for military retirees and their dependents, the Pentagon is hoping for a victory in its battle with civilian managed-care contractors for control of CHAMPUS funds. But coordinated care, which would give military hospital commanders the added responsibility of overseeing healthcare spending outside military facilities, has drawn fire from critics who say commanders lack the expertise to run such a program.
authors: P J
authors: PJ
authors: Kenkel
mesh_terms: D006264:Health Benefit Plans, Employee / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008887:Military Medicine / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States