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Pentagon Exercises $7.3 Billion Option for Humana to Oversee Military Health Care in East

The contract ensures continued care for millions of service members, retirees, and families beginning in 2026.
Pentagon Exercises $7.3 Billion Option for Humana to Oversee Military Health Care in East
Signage for Humana Inc. is pictured at a health facility in Queens, New York City, U.S., November 30, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
Kimberly Hayek
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The Pentagon exercised a $7.3 billion option to extend Humana Inc.’s part in managing health care for millions of military personnel and their families in the eastern United States, the Department of War announced Wednesday.

The one-year extension, which runs from Jan. 1, 2026, to Dec. 31, 2026, highlights the military’s use of private contractors to provide medical services amid growing demand on the TRICARE health care program, which is managed by the Defense Health Agency (DHA).

Kimberly Hayek
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Kimberly Hayek is a reporter for The Epoch Times. She covers California news and has worked as an editor and on scene at the U.S.-Mexico border during the 2018 migrant caravan crisis.