Sec. 751. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORTS ON HEALTH CARE DELIVERY AND WASTE IN MILITARY HEALTH SYSTEM

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## SEC. 751 COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORTS ON HEALTH CARE DELIVERY AND WASTE IN MILITARY HEALTH SYSTEM ###

(a)In General Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than once each year thereafter for four years, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report assessing the delivery of health care in the military health system, with an emphasis on identifying potential waste and inefficiency. ###

(b)Elements ####

(1)In general The reports submitted under subsection

(a)shall, within the direct and purchased care components of the military health system, evaluate the following: #####

(A)Processes for ensuring that health care providers adhere to clinical practice guidelines. #####

(B)Processes for reporting and resolving adverse medical events. #####

(C)Processes for ensuring program integrity by identifying and resolving medical fraud and waste. #####

(D)Processes for coordinating care within and between the direct and purchased care components of the military health system. #####

(E)Procedures for administering the TRICARE program. #####

(F)Processes for assessing and overseeing the efficiency of clinical operations of military hospitals and clinics, including access to care for covered beneficiaries at such facilities. ####

(2)Additional information The reports submitted under subsection

(a)may include, if the Comptroller General considers feasible— #####

(A)an estimate of the costs to the Department of Defense relating to any waste or inefficiency identified in the report; and #####

(B)such recommendations for action by the Secretary of Defense as the Comptroller General considers appropriate, including eliminating waste and inefficiency in the direct and purchased care components of the military health system. ###

(c)Definitions In this section, the terms “covered beneficiary” and “TRICARE program” have the meaning given those terms in section 1072 of title 10, United States Code. # TITLE VIII ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED MATTERS ## Subtitle A Acquisition Policy and Management