Monday Health.mil News Round-Up: TRICARE Beneficiaries Being Targeted by Call Centers and Others For Unsolicited Medical Prescriptions; Preventing Child Abuse is Everyone’s Responsibility

The following articles were recently posted on Health.mil:


TRICARE Beneficiaries Being Targeted by Call Centers and Others For Unsolicited Medical Prescriptions
April 10, 2015

The Defense Health Agency, Office of Program Integrity (DHA-PI) has received a significant number of concerns from our TRICARE beneficiaries regarding unsolicited attempts by “Call Centers” to encourage them to provide personal identifying information and health information so that they can allegedly provide prescribed cream medications to the TRICARE beneficiary.

Full story: www.health.mil/News/Articles/2015/04/10/TRICARE-Beneficiaries-Being-Targeted-by-Call-Centers-and-Others


Preventing Child Abuse is Everyone’s Responsibility
April 9, 2015

The Defense Department observes April as the Month of the Military Child, and also recognizes this time of year as it pertains to a more sobering topic: National Child Abuse Prevention Month.

Full story: www.health.mil/News/Articles/2015/04/09/Preventing-Child-Abuse-is-Everyones-Responsibility