In a final rule set to be published in tomorrow’s Federal Register, the Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) will finally put to bed the question of whether or not TRICARE contracts confer agency jurisdiction—they do not. TRICARE, managed by the Defense Health Agency, is a federal health care program Continue Reading...
OFCCP to Propose Ending the TRICARE Fight
In tomorrow’s Federal Register, the OFCCP will publish a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking meant to end the agency’s decade-long fight over whether and to what extent TRICARE providers fall under OFCCP’s jurisdiction by effectively making the existing TRICARE moratorium permanent. TRICARE is an HMO-like federal managed health care program serving Continue Reading...
OFCCP TRICARE Directive 2014-01
Background: The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) enforces Executive Order (E.O.) 11246, as amended, Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 503), as amended, and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (VEVRAA), as amended. Collectively, these laws prohibit federal contractors and Continue Reading...
OFCCP’s 5 Year Moratorium on TRICARE and Florida Hospital of Orlando
TRICARE is a federal health care program for active and retired members of the military and their dependents. The TRICARE program is being managed by Tricare Management Activity (TMA). TMA is responsible for contracting with health insurance corporations to provide networks of healthcare providers to the beneficiaries of TRICARE. These healthcare Continue Reading...
OFCCP v. Florida Hospital of Orlando
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Administrative Review Board (ARB) in OFCCP v. Florida Hospital of Orlando ruled that the OFCCP lacks jurisdiction over Florida Hospital of Orlando, a TRICARE health services provider. The ARB based it's decision on Section 715 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Background Summary 2007: The OFCCP sent Continue Reading...
