title: Tricare: the military's version of managed care.
abstract: The Tricare program is a triple-option health delivery model that integrates health services for the nation's military. The author reviews the newest incarnation of the Department of Defense's attempts at providing managed care to CHAMPUS beneficiaries.
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D002391:Catchment Area, Health; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D006077:Government Agencies; D006264:Health Benefit Plans, Employee / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008887:Military Medicine / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017146:Models, Organizational; D014481:United States