The US Family Health Plan’s population health-based approach to caring for its nearly 150,000 military family and retiree members across the country is unique among TRICARE Prime providers in the Military Health System. Dr. David Howes, president and CEO of Martin’s Point HealthCare in Maine, explains how the US Family Health Plan’s value-based approach to […]
National Nurses Week, which began May 6, honors the compassion nurses provide and raises awareness about the important role they play in our health care system. The US Family Health Plan Alliance appreciates the critical roles nurses play in providing quality health care, promoting patient wellness and improving health outcomes. As part of our leadership […]
United States Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia, co-chair of the Senate Military Families Caucus – which is responsible for addressing challenges facing military families – recently led a roundtable discussion with military families. At the roundtable, Senator Kaine heard a common theme – the Military Health System can be cumbersome to navigate and is often […]
Recent research shows that service members and their families can be hesitant to divulge minimal aches and pains to their medical care providers. Unfortunately, minor injuries and aches and pains often become chronic conditions that can adversely affect job performance and daily living. Preventive healthcare is critical to preventing illness and injury and to slowing […]
March is Women’s History Month, an opportunity to recognize and reflect on the many contributions of women today and throughout history. Central to this occasion is International Women’s Day on March 8, which commemorates women’s bravery and achievements around the world. The history of the U.S. military to the present day has been marked by […]
The US Family Health Plan Alliance wishes a happy anniversary to the United States Navy Reserve. For 102 years, these brave Americans have seamlessly supported and contributed to the U.S. military mission. The readiness mission extends across the entire military community, including health care, and we are proud to stand behind the brave Reservists who […]
USFHP Member Minutes Profile U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Natalie Poole, Retired Natalie Poole enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps at age 18, looking for direction in her life. She couldn’t know that she would complete a decorated 20-year career that spanned several international deployments – including Japan, the Philippines and Saudi Arabia – and […]
U.S. Army Family Joins US Family Health Plan Just in Time for a Planned Home Birth After more than a decade of life as a U.S. Army family, Faith and Aris Comeaux know a thing or two about process and planning. In 2005, Faith – an Army enlistee from Nebraska – met her future husband, […]
Congress is one step closer to a makeover of the Military Health System (MHS) and TRICARE that will feature the model of care, values and performance objectives already provided by the US Family Health Plan. In the recently-passed conference bill and report on the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (NDAA), Congress establishes […]
The US Family Health Plan Alliance wishes the National Guard a Happy Birthday as it celebrates 380 years of service to our country. The Alliance thanks all current, former and retired National Guard members for their service and sacrifices as they’ve upheld their motto of “Always Ready, Always There” for more than three-and-a-half centuries. The […]