The rise in military health care spending has been a primary driver of the large growth in military personnel compensation over the past decade. Left unchecked, these costs will impact the ability of the Military Health System to support its three critical missions: readiness for deployment, readiness of the fighting force, and providing long-term care for 9.7 million DoD beneficiaries.
The rise in military health care spending has been a primary driver of the large growth in military personnel compensation over the past decade. Left unchecked, these costs will impact the ability of the Military Health System to support its three critical missions: readiness for deployment, readiness of the fighting force, and providing long-term care for 9.7 million DoD beneficiaries.