New Tricare contracts aim to improve access to health care, clinical quality and patient safety, as well as increase military readiness.
Improvements will be delayed, including those related to specialty care referrals after a PCS move.
In light of the continuing legal challenges, the timing of the new Tricare contracts is unclear.
Some private-sector with veterans as patients have seen unpaid bills swell into the tens of thousands of dollars, with no clear payment date from VA.
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