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handle is hein.crs/govdbwj0001 and id is 1 raw text is: . or., 101 - 11 - ..- Researh Sevice Military Medical Care: Mitigating Impacts From Medical Unit Deployments Updated September 22, 2020 Contingency and peacetime missions consistently require temporary reassignment of military medical personnel from military treatment facilities (MTF) to a deployable medical unit. In certain instances, MTF services may be limited in times of war, operations other than war, natural disasters, or other contingencies. This restriction is not uncommon. Notwithstanding these circumstances, the Department of Defense (DOD) is required to provide statutory health benefits to its eligible beneficiaries by mitigating fluctuations in MTF services. Chapter 55 of Title 10, U.S. Code, specifies health care entitlements for military personnel, retirees, and their families. The delivery of those benefits can vary based on current or projected military operations and the availability of medical personnel in MTFs. Listed below are two examples of MTF services having been, or soon to be, limited as a result of military medical deployments. * On November 1, 2018, DOD approved a request for military assets (e.g., planning, engineering, transportation, logistics, and medical) in support of the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Military medical personnel assigned to numerous U.S. Army MTFs were reassigned to deployable medical units tasked to support CBP. * On March 18, 2020, DOD announced preparations for the deployment of the U.S. Navy's hospital ships, USNS COMFORT and USNS MERCY, to support the domestic response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19). Approximately 900 medical personnel primarily from Naval Medical Center Portsmouth and Naval Medical Center San Diego, respectively, staffed each ship. In May 2020, both ships returned to their respective homeports, but remain available for future tasking. To understand the impact of these deployments on MTF services, it may be helpful to first consider how the Military Health System (MHS) delivers care and staffs its MTFs. How is health care delivered in the MHS? The MHS offers health care to 9.6 million beneficiaries (i.e., active duty servicemembers, eligible members of the National Guard and Reserve, retirees, and their family members) in MTFs or through Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov IN10999 CRS NStGHT Prepaimed for Mernbei-s and Comrm ttees of Coq r ss ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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