Falls Church, Virginia– The Defense and Health Agency today reaffirmed that it has signed a TRICARE West Community Managed Care Support Agreement to the TriWest Health Alliance.
On December 22, 2022, the Defense and Health Agency signed two contracts as a managed care support contractor for the fifth generation of TRICARE Managed Care Support Contracts, also known as “T-5.” One is an agreement with TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corporation in Phoenix. , Arizona in the Western Region, and another in Humana Government Business in Louisville, Kentucky, in the Eastern Region. T-5 aims to improve armaments, healthcare delivery, clinical quality, patient safety, and beneficiary access to care and experience while containing costs for over 9.6 million of his TRICARE beneficiaries. I’m here.
On January 17, 2023, Health Net Federal Service filed a protest against the T-5 award in the Western Region with the Government Comptroller’s Office. After receiving a protest, the DHA discovered information that could affect him in one area of the assessment. To ensure the integrity of the acquisition process, the DHA promised to conduct a review of source selection records, but the appeal was dismissed. Note that the DHA is restricted from discussing the details of the protest allegations because the protest remains under a protective order in the GAO.
In the event of further protests at the GAO, the DHA should cancel all performances. In general, protests must be filed 10 days after the publication of the award or 5 days after the debriefing, if required on demand, as herein. GAO will resolve the complaint within 100 days of filing the complaint. It also remains possible that a separate legal challenge will be filed in the United States Court of Federal Claims, rather than a protest at GAO or a protest after his GAO decision. Assuming GAO denies or dismisses all complaints and no subsequent litigation, DHA may proceed with contract fulfillment, including a one-year transition period from the current T-2017 contract to the T-5 contract. be. After that, medical delivery is expected to begin in August 2024.
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The Defense Health Agency provides medical services to approximately 9.6 million beneficiaries, including uniformed servicemen, veterans, and their families. DHA operates one of the nation’s largest medical plans, the TRICARE medical plan, and manages a global network of over 700 military hospitals, clinics and dental facilities.
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