b'The Military Health System (MHS) is one of MILITARY HEALTHAmericaslargestandmostcomplexhealth SYSTEM care institutions, and the worlds preeminent military health care delivery operation.Our Military Health Systemsaves lives on the battle- THE DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCYfield, combats infectious disease around the world, and isThe Defense Health Agency is a joint, integrated Combat responsibleforprovidinghealthservicesthroughbothSupport Agency that enables the Army, Navy, and Air direct care and Private Sector Care to approximately 9.5Force medical services to provide a medically ready force millionbeneficiaries,composedofuniformedserviceandreadymedicalforcetoCombatantCommandsin members, military retirees, and family members.both peacetime and wartime. TheMHSenables the National Defense Strategy by pro- ABOUT THE DHAviding a Medically Ready Force, a Ready Medical Force, and improving the health of all those entrusted to its care. Manages authority, direction, and control of 9 medical centers, 36 hospitals, 525 clinics and TheMHSis a complex system that weaves together:138 dental facilities with an operating budget Health Care delivery of approximately $16.9 billion in FY23.Medical Education Delivers agile and scalable combat supportPublic Health capabilities to the Combatant Commanders and Joint Force, while providing comprehen-Private Sector Partnerships sive care and military health benefit entitle- Cutting edge medical research ments to eligible beneficiaries.and development Manages the execution of the Unified Medical Budget.The UMB for FY23 is $55.8 billion, or The missions of theMHSare complex and interrelated: approximately 7.2% of the overall DOD $773 To ensure Americas active duty and billion budget.reserve-component personnel are healthy soManages the DOD health plan, TRICARE, they can complete their national securitytotaling another $18.5 billion.missions. Manages an $11 billion-a-year medical supply To ensure that all active and reserve medicalchain that supplies close to 560,000 medical personnel in uniform are trained and ready devices to the Joint Force.to provide medical care in support ofoperational forces around the world.To provide a medical benefit commensurate with the service and sacrifice of more than9.6 million active-duty personnel, military retirees and their families.116the directory U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERAN AFFAIRS'