Running DoD health care (TRICARE North Region): ~$19.4B — a contract with Health Net Federal Services (USAspending)
For the North Region of "TRICARE," the DoD health plan for service members and families, a managed-care support contract was awarded to Health Net Federal Services. The value is about $19.4 billion ($19,414,789,943) — a reminder that defense spending extends well beyond weapons, into health care.
Contract key facts
- RecipientHEALTH NET FEDERAL SERVICES, LLC
- Contract value$19,414,789,943 (≈$19.41B)
- BranchDefense-wide
- Awarding agencyDepartment of Defense
- Awarding sub-agencyDefense Health Agency
- Award typeDEFINITIVE CONTRACT
- Period of performance2010-05-13 〜 2025-08-25
- Contract ID (PIID)HT940210C0002
Contract scope (original)
PROVIDE MANAGED CARE SUPPORT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TRICARE PROGRAM. CONTRACTOR SHALL ASSIST MILITARY HEALTH SYSTEM IN OPERATING AN INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM COMBINING RESOURCES OF THE MILITARY'S DIRECT MEDICAL CARE SYSTEM AND THE CONTRACTORS MANAGED CARE SUPPORT TO PROVIDE HEALTH, MEDICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE BENEFICIARIES IN THE NORTH REGION.
Key points
- Managed-care support contract for DoD TRICARE (North Region)
- Awarded to Health Net Federal Services; awarding component is the Defense Health Agency
- Value ~$19.4B ($19,414,789,943), definitive contract, May 2010–Aug 2025
- Defense spending covers not just weapons but health care for members/families/retirees
This contract covers the North Region of the DoD's TRICARE health program for service members and families. Under it, the contractor assists the Military Health System in operating an integrated health-care delivery system that combines the military's direct medical-care system with managed-care support, providing health, medical, and administrative support services to eligible beneficiaries in that region.
TRICARE is a large U.S. public health program for active-duty and retired military personnel and their families, in which private administrators support managed care region by region. This award is a clear illustration that U.S. defense spending is allocated not only to procuring weapons and equipment but also to people — the health care of service members and families. It is public information about a program-administration procurement, not individual patient health data.
Why it matters
A clear example that defense spending is not only about weapons. It sizes the vast market of military health care and benefits — useful for readers tracking health care, administrative outsourcing, and the U.S. government market.
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- USAspending (award details)
- Contract ID (PIID)：HT940210C0002