The Defense Health Agency's five-year TRICARE demonstration project, which is scheduled to begin in January, will reimburse authorized ground and air ambulance providers that administer "medically necessary" whole blood or blood components, such as red blood cells or plasma, to military personnel, family members, and retirees, according to a recent government posting.
If the experiment proves effective, it could help address a major barrier to carrying blood on ambulances, potentially convincing insurers to adopt new payment models that reduce the cost burdens for providers for life-saving interventions.
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