$41,770,246,000 for the Defense Health Program
What the document says“For expenses, not otherwise provided for, for medical and health care programs of the Department of Defense as authorized by law, $41,770,246,000; of which $38,942,713,000 shall be for operation and maintenance”
Division A gives $41,770,246,000 for the Defense Health Program. Of that, $38,942,713,000 is for operation and maintenance, with up to $21,023,765,000 available for contracts under the TRICARE program, $354,821,000 for procurement and $2,472,712,000 for research, development, test and evaluation.
What the document actually says“For expenses, not otherwise provided for, for medical and health care programs of the Department of Defense as authorized by law, $41,770,246,000; of which $38,942,713,000 shall be for operation and maintenance”
This money runs health care for the Department of Defense. Most of it goes to day to day costs. The total is close to 42 billion dollars.
The program covers troops and their families. Much of the care is bought through a health plan called TRICARE. Some of the money goes to research.
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