DoD pulls back Tricare contract in West Region for ‘corrective action’

"The Tricare contract for the West Region, awarded in December to TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp., in Phoenix, has a potential estimated value of more than $65.1 billion over nine years. The current contractor for the West Region, Health Net Federal Services LLC, which lost its bid to continue administering Tricare in that region, filed a protest on Jan. 17 with the Government Accountability Office."