Cures urged to fix flawed military health system reform drive
Officials in the Pentagon and Congress press broad reforms after years of bungled care, studies, and rising malpractice claims. Plans include credential checks, state licenses for new doctors, tighter supervision, and a possible avenue for service members to sue.
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Military medicine faces limits versus civilian care
The system allows dependents to use non military hospitals occasionally yet gaps persist between ausry and civilian medicine. Salaries top at about 70 000 for the highest paid military doctors versus roughly 100 000 in civilian practice. Tax funded, tight budgets, peacetime care shadows wartime medical mission. In emergencies, medical readiness overrides routine care.
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