Research Highlights: Improving Health Care Options for the Nation's Over-65 Military Retirees. First-Year Results From the TRICARE Senior Prime Subvention Demonstration

The Department of Defense (DoD) is committed to providing comprehensive health care for the men and women who serve their country. But its health care system, one of the nation's largest, falls short of this goal for military retirees once they reach age 65 and become dual-eligible-eligible for both DoD health care and for Medicare. At this point, retirees are no longer covered by TRICARE, DoD's health insurance program. Dual-eligible retirees are left with three health care options.