CIVILIAN HEALTH INSURANCE OPTIONS OF MILITARY RETI

Pilot survey results on military retirees offer the Department of Defense (DoD) useful information on retirees' health care status, enrollment in civilian health care plans, and reliance on TRICARE, the DoD-sponsored health insurance. Higher premiums for civilian health insurance may be increasing retirees' reliance on TRICARE, which in turn may be causing DoD health care spending costs to rise.