MOAA’s work to ensure strong congressional oversight of reforms to the military health system received a boost thanks to a Senate committee report attached to the FY 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) – a report directing the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to look at multiple staffing topics and potential challenges.

The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) report comes amid concerns about military treatment facility (MTF) staffing levels; MOAA is concerned staffing challenges at MTFs are behind the sustained uptick in complaints about appointment shortages and other barriers to access at military hospitals and clinics, although the electronic health record implementation (MHS Genesis) and lingering COVID-19 related health care workforce challenges may also be contributing factors.