Sec. 737. Contracts with private sector entities to provide certain health care services at military treatment facilities
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Not later than January 1, 2018, the Secretary of Defense shall enter into centrally-managed, performance-based contracts under this section with private sector entities to augment the delivery of health care services at military treatment facilities that have a limited or restricted ability to provide health care services, such as primary care or expanded-hours urgent care. In entering into contracts with private sector entities under this section, the Secretary shall— consider the demand by covered beneficiaries for health care services, such as primary care or expanded-hours urgent care services; project the workload gaps at military treatment facilities associated with the demand for such health care services; and seek to— improve the health of covered beneficiaries; improve the access of covered beneficiaries to health care services; produce cost savings for the Department of Defense; and maximize the use by covered beneficiaries of the direct care component of the military health system to maintain operational medical force readiness and the medical readiness of the Armed Forces.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a plan to carry out this section. The plan required under paragraph
(1)shall include the following: A description of the number and types of contracts that the Secretary intends to enter into under this section. A description of the performance measures to be used by the Secretary in procuring performance-based contracts under this section. In this section, the term covered beneficiary has the meaning given that term in section 1072 of title 10, United States Code.