By the Numbers: 26 April 2021
280,000+
The number of "cases of COVID-19 among U.S. military personnel, family members, DoD civilians and contractors" since the beginning of the pandemic, according to a recent article on the Military.com website reporting on an anticipated $1.8 billion budgetary shortfall in the Defense Health Agency (DHA).
Medical treatment and the military response to the pandemic are expected to push Tricare costs $1 billion higher than anticipated in the fiscal 2021 budget. The remaining $800,000 in unexpected increases will be in the military health system itself, according to Dr. Terry Adirim, acting assistant secretary of defense for health affairs.
280,000+
The number of "cases of COVID-19 among U.S. military personnel, family members, DoD civilians and contractors" since the beginning of the pandemic, according to a recent article on the Military.com website reporting on an anticipated $1.8 billion budgetary shortfall in the Defense Health Agency (DHA).
Medical treatment and the military response to the pandemic are expected to push Tricare costs $1 billion higher than anticipated in the fiscal 2021 budget. The remaining $800,000 in unexpected increases will be in the military health system itself, according to Dr. Terry Adirim, acting assistant secretary of defense for health affairs.