Competitive Demonstration Program (CDP)/Eligibility, Enrollment and Encounter (EEE)

(CAE#: 24-08312) The Defense Health Agency (DHA) is planning to demonstrate competition for TRICARE beneficiaries at the local and regional level, through a Competitive Plans Demonstration (CPD) project. DHA will plan to initiate it in Calendar Year 2024, the CPD will open one or more of 23 potential markets for competition from local or regional health plans. Awarded CPD contractors will compete for beneficiary enrollment to provide the TRICARE benefit. The CPD contractors will provide networks, customer service, records management, referral management and clinical operations to TRICARE-eligible beneficiaries. In selected markets, eligible beneficiaries will have the option of enrolling to either the CPD contractor or to the TRICARE Managed Care Support Contractor (MCSC) during an annual enrollment period.