1、 https:/crsreports.congress.gov Updated June 10, 2021Defense Health Primer: U.S. Coast Guard Health ServicesEstablished in 1790, the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) is a military service in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and a branch of the armed forces of the United States. The role of USCG is t
2、o provide security, maritime safety, and environmental stewardship on the high seas and in the ports, inland waterways, and maritime economic zones of the United States. To support these tasks, 14 U.S.C. 504 authorizes USCG to administer a Health Services program to sustain the medical readiness of
3、approximately 47,000 active duty and reserve servicemembers of the Coast Guard. The USCG program also collaborates with the Military Health System (MHS) of the Department of Defense (DOD) to offer health care services to 9.6 million beneficiaries eligible for TRICARE. Mission The USCG Health, Safety
4、, and Work-Life (HSWL) Directorate (CG-11) administers the USCG Health Services program; it provides health care to active duty and reserve servicemembers supporting USCG missions; “ensures the medical and dental readiness” of servicemembers for “world-wide deployment;” and ensures the availability
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