“The House and Senate’s final agreement on the 2019 Defense authorization bill does not go as far as abolishing the military services’ own medical commands, but it does push the Military Health System in the unmistakable direction of more centralization and less reliance on Army, Navy and Air Force-specific ways of delivering health care.”
“The legislation, which the House passed last week and the Senate is expected to adopt in the next few days, leaves the Army, Navy and Air Force’s respective health commands in place, but moves many of their responsibilities to the Defense Health Agency. It also gives the DHA director more authority over…”
“The bill sets up a new research and development organization within DHA, effectively moving…”
“Similarly, it moves the Army Public Health Command, the Navy-Marine Corps Public Health Command and Air Force public health programs…” Read the full article here.
Source: NDAA pushes DoD health care toward more centralization – By Jared Serbu, July 31, 2018. Federal News Radio.
