≈$13.15B Defense-wide DEFINITIVE CONTRACT HT940212C0001

TRICARE West Region managed-care support: ~$13.1B — a contract with UnitedHealth (USAspending)

Defense Health Agency ・2012-03-20 〜 2019-02-15

The Defense Health Agency (DHA) awarded the managed-care support contract for the "West Region" of military health program TRICARE to UnitedHealth Military & Veterans Services. The value is about $13.1 billion ($13,145,560,374) — an example of how TRICARE is contracted out to different private insurers by region.

Contract key facts

RecipientUNITEDHEALTH MILITARY & VETERANS SERVICES, LLC
Contract value$13,145,560,374 (≈$13.15B)
BranchDefense-wide
Awarding agencyDepartment of Defense
Awarding sub-agencyDefense Health Agency
Award typeDEFINITIVE CONTRACT
Period of performance2012-03-20 〜 2019-02-15
Contract ID (PIID)HT940212C0001

Contract scope (original)

T3 MANAGED CARE SUPPORT CONTRACT FOR WEST REGION

Key points

DHA ordered managed-care support for the TRICARE "West Region"
Awarded to UnitedHealth Military & Veterans Services
Value ~$13.1B ($13,145,560,374; multi-year cumulative), definitive contract, Mar 2012–Feb 2019
Paired with Humana's other-region contracts, it shows TRICARE's regional structure

TRICARE, the military health program, is operated by dividing the country into regions, with a private insurer taking on managed-care support in each. This contract covers the "West Region." Viewed alongside the Humana contracts this site has compiled (including the largest, for other regions), it concretely shows the "regional division" in which the same TRICARE program has different contractors by region.

Military health care is a major pillar of defense spending, and the fact that its operation is outsourced as large contracts to private insurers makes it a noteworthy area where defense and health care intersect.

Why it matters

A read on how military health-care operations are outsourced to major private insurers, and on the regional structure. As a defense × health-care intersection, it is useful for readers tracking the U.S. government market and the health industry.

FAQ

What data is this?

A single Department of Defense (DoD) federal procurement contract recorded in "USAspending," the U.S. open government-spending dataset. The recipient, awarding component, value, and scope are public. This site is not an official U.S. government website.

Is the amount final?

It is a cumulative figure as of collection. Large defense contracts accumulate modifications over many years, so amounts change. The latest figure is available at the source, USAspending.

Why are there multiple TRICARE contracts?

Because TRICARE divides the country into regions, with a private insurer taking on managed-care support in each. Contractors differ by region (Humana, UnitedHealth, etc.).

Sources (primary)

This article is an independent organization based on the U.S. official spending data below. Verify the exact, latest details with the official source.

USAspending (award details)
Contract ID (PIID)：HT940212C0001

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