Health Net Protest on Tricare Contract Upheld by GAO

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Thursday, November 05, 2009

Health Net Protest on Tricare Contract Upheld by GAO

On Wednesday, Health Net revealed that the U.S. Government Accountability Office has upheld a protest over the insurer's loss of its contract with Tricare, the military health care program. Health Net currently holds one of three regional contracts with Tricare, worth about $17 billion, but in July Aetna beat out Health Net for a new contract. There is no guarantee that GAO's ruling will result in Health Net's retaining its contract.