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Jared Serbu, DoD Reporter, Federal News Radio

By one measure, the Defense Department's health care bill is triple what it was 15 years ago. By another, medical costs make up 10 percent of the military's bud...

Federal News Network Staff

February 18, 2015 5:32 pm

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By one measure, the Defense Department’s health care bill is triple what it was 15 years ago. By another, medical costs make up 10 percent of the military’s budget, compared to 6 percent in 2000. A new report from the Center for a New American Security says the department has to get health spending under control, and offers two main prescriptions. Peter Levin is an adjunct fellow at the center, and also a former chief technology officer at the Department of Veterans Affairs. In an interview with Federal News Radio’s Jared Serbu, he says it’s true that the nation’s overall health care costs have been rising, but DoD seems to be last in line to address the problem.