Military health TRICARE "East Region" 5th-generation managed-care support: ~$9.27B — the DHA's award to Humana (USAspending)
Per USAspending, the Defense Health Agency (DHA) awarded the East Region managed-care support (5th generation, T5) of the military health program "TRICARE" to Humana Government Business. The value is about $9.27 billion ($9,274,623,285), a definitive contract running February 2023–December 2029. Paired with the West Region (TriWest), a defense × health-care contract outsourcing military health to private insurers.
Contract key facts
- RecipientHumana
- Contract value$9,371,533,862 (≈$9.37B)
- BranchDefense-wide
- Awarding agencyDepartment of Defense
- Awarding sub-agencyDefense Health Agency
- Award typeDEFINITIVE CONTRACT
- Period of performance2023-02-01 〜 2029-12-31
- Contract ID (PIID)HT940223C0001
The amount cited in the write-up ($9,274,623,285) is the figure at the time of writing. After later modifications the record now shows $9,371,533,862 (the details above are current).
Contract scope (original)
TRICARE MANAGED CARE SUPPORT SERVICES CONTRACT, 5TH GENERATION EAST REGION
Key points
- The DHA awarded TRICARE East Region managed-care support (5th generation / T5) to Humana. Cumulative ~$9.27B ($9,274,623,285).
- Definitive contract, performance February 1, 2023 – December 31, 2029.
- Paired with the West Region (TriWest), this is the East Region 5th-generation contract.
- Humana was also the contractor for the earlier T3 South Region — the outsourcing structure across generations.
- Military health is a major pillar of defense spending — a defense × health-industry intersection.
- The fifth generation runs East with Humana at about $9,274.62 million and West with TriWest at about $8,404.61 million — neither amounts nor periods match.
1Running TRICARE by region
The DoD military health program "TRICARE" is run by dividing the country into regions, with a private insurer taking on "managed-care support" in each. This contract has Humana Government Business take on the "East Region" as the 5th generation (T5). The paired "West Region" is awarded to TriWest; placed side by side, they clearly show how the same TRICARE splits contractors by region.
2Humana as a recurring awardee
Humana was also the contractor for an earlier-generation (T3) South Region contract covered separately on this site. Following the generations of TRICARE contracts shows that, as regional boundaries and contractors are refreshed, the operation of military health care is continuously outsourced to the private sector.
Military health is a major pillar of defense spending, and entrusting its operation to private insurers as large contracts is a notable defense × health-industry intersection.
3What the public record covers
The description (USAspending) goes as far as "TRICARE 5th Generation East Region managed-care support" and does not detail benefits or operations (this site does not fill in what the description omits). A cumulative ~$9.27B, above the West Region's ~$8.40B, shows that operating military health care is an enormous government procurement regardless of region.
4East and West in the fifth generation
The fifth generation reorganised the country into two regions, each with its own contractor. In the records this site holds as of 2026-09-01, neither the amounts nor the periods match.
Humana was also the contractor for the earlier T3 South Region contract covered separately on this site. Following the generations shows military health care continuously outsourced to the private sector as boundaries and contractors are refreshed. The start dates differing by nearly a year reads as regions transitioning at different times.
Why it matters
A read on how the East Region operation of military health care (TRICARE) is outsourced as a large contract to private insurer Humana. Nearly matching the West Region (TriWest) in scale, it shows military health operation is an enormous government procurement regardless of region. A notable defense × health-industry intersection, it helps readers of government procurement and the health industry grasp TRICARE's regional structure.
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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)：HT940223C0001