WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Office of the Secretary has issued a notice called: TRICARE: TRICARE Competitive Plans Demonstration (CPD).

The notice was published in the Federal Register on April 28 by Aaron T. Siegel, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.

Summary: The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs (ASD(HA)) issues this notice announcing the creation of a demonstration to offer additional opportunities for contractors of local, regional, and national plans to compete with managed care support contractors (MCSCs) under the TRICARE program and to evaluate impacts of competition in these designated markets on costs, outcomes and satisfaction. The Defense Health Agency (DHA) has awarded contracts...