If you're a Tricare beneficiary with an opinion on your military health benefits, the Military Officers Association of America wants to hear from you.

Anticipating an effort by Congress next year to launch an overhaul of the military health system, MOAA is asking service members, spouses, retirees and family members who use Tricare to weigh in on its survey.

MOAA's short Q&A asks beneficiaries a range of questions about how satisfied they are with access to appointments, their ability to choose doctors, their health care costs and more.

MOAA officials say they created the survey to prepare baseline data on military beneficiaries' satisfaction with their health care.

The survey is open to active-duty troops, reserve and National Guard members, working-age retirees, Medicare-eligible retirees, family members and survivors.

The House and Senate Armed Services Committees have signaled an intent to launch a "a major oversight and reform effort" of the military health care system in the weeks leading up to, and after, the upcoming holiday recess.

The House and Senate this year passed legislation to overhaul the military retirement system, the defense acquisition process and other programs, but congressional leaders said they wanted to defer military health reform until 2016 in order to first complete a full review of the currewnt program and its benefits.

About Patricia Kime

Patricia Kime is a senior writer covering military and veterans health care, medicine and personnel issues.

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