Figure 1: TRICARE and Medicare Outlays and Estimated Improper Payments, Fiscal Year 2013
This image is excerpted from a U.S. GAO report:
www.gao.gov/products/GAO-15-269
IMPROPER PAYMENTS: TRICARE Measurement and Reduction Efforts Could Benefit from Adopting Medical Record Reviews
Notes:
The TRICARE and Medicare improper payment estimates represent payments from the prior fiscal year. Fiscal year 2013 estimates were the most recently available at the time we did our work.
a) TRICARE outlays and improper payment estimates include payments made through the TRICARE purchased care system. DOD refers to TRICARE purchased care payments as military health benefits in its agency financial report.
b) Medicare outlays and improper payment estimates are for the Medicare fee-for-service program.
Figure 1: TRICARE and Medicare Outlays and Estimated Improper Payments, Fiscal Year 2013
This image is excerpted from a U.S. GAO report:
www.gao.gov/products/GAO-15-269
IMPROPER PAYMENTS: TRICARE Measurement and Reduction Efforts Could Benefit from Adopting Medical Record Reviews
Notes:
The TRICARE and Medicare improper payment estimates represent payments from the prior fiscal year. Fiscal year 2013 estimates were the most recently available at the time we did our work.
a) TRICARE outlays and improper payment estimates include payments made through the TRICARE purchased care system. DOD refers to TRICARE purchased care payments as military health benefits in its agency financial report.
b) Medicare outlays and improper payment estimates are for the Medicare fee-for-service program.