TriWest Healthcare Alliance

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name = TriWest Healthcare Alliance

type = Private
foundation = Phoenix, Arizona (1996)
location_city = Phoenix, Arizona
location_country = U.S.A.
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key_people = David J. McIntyre, Jr., President & CEO
Dr. Kenneth L. Farmer, Jr., Exec. VP & COO
Lawrence Haggerty, Exec. VP & CFO
area_served = 21-state TRICARE West Region
industry = Health benefits
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homepage = [http://www.triwest.com www.triwest.com]
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TriWest Healthcare Alliance is a Phoenix, Arizona based corporation with a single line of business providing health benefits under the United States Department of Defense (DoD) TRICARE program in the 21-state TRICARE West Region. [cite web | title = About TriWest: Our Story | url = https://www.triwest.com/triwest/default.html?/triwest/unauth/newContent/newAboutTriWest/ourStory.asp | accessdate = 2007-07-25]

History

In 1996, TriWest Healthcare Alliance was established to compete for a U.S. Government contract to manage civilian health care benefits under the newly-established TRICARE program within the 16-state TRICARE Central Region, also known as Regions 7 and 8. In 1996 TriWest was awarded the contract for the TRICARE Central Region and began operations. The TRICARE Central Region included the following states:
Arizona;
Colorado;southern Idaho;
Iowa;
Kansas;
Minnesota;
Missouri;
Montana;
Nebraska;
Nevada;
New Mexico;
North Dakota;
South Dakota;
El Paso, Texas;
Utah;and Wyoming. TriWest was subsequently awarded an extension to this contract, which continued until 2004.Fact|date=July 2007

On August 21, 2003, TriWest was awarded the TRICARE Managed Care Support Contract for the TRICARE West Region. The five-year contract, valued at approximately $10 billion, expanded TriWest's service area to 21 states and over 2.5 million beneficiaries. With the addition of Alaska, California, Hawaii, northern Idaho, Oregon, and Washington to the TriWest service area. [cite press release | title = TriWest Healthcare Alliance Awarded $10 Billion Contract to Assist Department of Defense in Meeting Health Care Needs for 21 State TRICARE West Region | publisher = TriWest Healthcare Alliance | date = 2003-08-21 | url = https://www.triwest.com/unauth/content/triwest/newsroom/news/contract/2003/tw_wins_award_03.html | accessdate = 2007-07-25]

External links

* [http://www.triwest.com/ TriWest Healthcare Alliance]

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