Name
Healthcare in Remote Areas
Speakers
RADM Paul Jung , USPHS-USCG
RADM Brandon Taylor , USPHS-HHS
RDML Tracy Farrill , USPHS-DHA
Dr. Peter Kaboli , VHA
Content Presented on Behalf of
Coast Guard
Services/Agencies represented
Defense Health Agency (DHA), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), US Public Health Service/Health Human Services/Indian Health Service (USPHS/HHS/IHS), Veterans Health Administration/Veterans Affairs (VHA/VA)
Session Type
Breakout
Date
Thursday, March 6, 2025
Start Time
10:15 AM
End Time
11:15 AM
Room#/Location
Annapolis 3-4
Focus Areas/Topics
Clinical Care, Policy/Management/Administrative, Trending/Hot Topics or Other not listed
Learning Outcomes
1. Understand uniformed services’ medical needs in remote areas.
2. Recognize the challenges of medical access in remote areas.
3. Identify potential solutions to medical access in remote areas.
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Description

Medical Access in Remote Areas Many uniformed service personnel are stationed in rural or remote areas where access to medical care is difficult. For example, the U.S. Coast Guard has a widely dispersed active duty workforce that increasingly relies on medical care outside MTFs and out-of-network care. As a result, Coast Guard has more than double the percentage of members, compared with the other services, who are covered by Tricare Prime Remote. This breakout session will consist of panel to discuss issues related to access to medical care in remote areas. Representatives from the U.S. Coast Guard, Defense Health Agency, Indian Health Service, and Veterans Health Administration will discuss how they are addressing remote health and how access may be improved.