Reduction of 17,000 DOD Medical Professionals - While the DOD continues to identify and reduce 17,000 persons from the medical profession, the guidance is “Do No Harm.” The intent is to shift the resources from healthcare to lethality. Each service is identifying how they will accomplish this 4 to 5 year process. The Defense Health Agency (DHA) is a joint, integrated Combat Support Agency that enables the Army, Navy, and Air Force medical services to provide a medically ready force and ready medical force to Combatant Commands in both peacetime and wartime. The DHA supports the delivery of integrated, affordable, and high-quality health services to Military Health System (MHS) beneficiaries and is responsible for driving greater integration of clinical and business processes across the MHS.
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