...regional contracts from seven to three, and we reduced the number of TRICARE regions from eleven to three. The contracts include incentives for contractors to...Service medical departments and local military medical commanders are similarly rewarded for cost-effective decisions to optimize use of their medical facilities....

...regional contracts from seven to three, and we reduced the number of TRICARE regions from eleven to three. The contracts include incentives for contractors to...Service medical departments and local military medical commanders are similarly rewarded for cost-effective decisions to optimize use of their medical facilities....

...not written. Together the government and the contractors will share risk for costs; contractors are paid fixed prices per claim or per beneficiary for...administrative services. The contracts include incentives for performance, and also for moving beneficiaries into MTFs. Thus, TRICARE's bidding process is substantially...