The Defense Department should do a better job of informing members of the Selected Reserve that they are eligible for health-care coverage under TRICARE Reserve Select, the Government Accountability Office stated in a June 3 report. Even though policy mandates that responsibility for spreading the word rests with each reserve component, representatives from three of the seven told GAO they were unaware of the requirement, the report stated. Furthermore, only one component tapped an official as a central point for the responsibility. ‘Without centralized responsibility for education, the reserve components cannot ensure that all eligible Selected Reserve members are receiving information about the program," the report stated. The report advised the Defense Department to address both matters.
