On September 8, 2020 Biocept, Inc. (Nasdaq: BIOC), a leading commercial provider of molecular technologies designed to provide physicians with clinically actionable information to improve patient outcomes, reported it has entered into an agreement with Health Net Federal Services LLC to be an in-network provider for its Target Selector liquid biopsy oncology platform for the TRICARE West (TriWest) region network (Press release, Biocept, SEP 8, 2020, View Source [SID1234564788]). TriWest provides healthcare services to approximately three million members of the U.S. military and their families.
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"It’s an honor to become a provider for TriWest and to support the healthcare needs of our country’s military service members and their families," said Michael Nall, President and CEO of Biocept. "Our Target Selector platform can be used to improve treatment outcomes by helping physicians rapidly obtain the actionable information they need to design personalized treatment plans for their patients diagnosed with cancer. Expanding the number of managed care agreements is among our strategic objectives. Our liquid biopsy platform is available on an in-network basis to millions of patients across the U.S. and now we are very proud to include those who are serving our country as they fight a new battle, this time with cancer."
About TRICARE West Region Network
TRICARE is the worldwide healthcare program available to eligible beneficiaries of the seven uniformed services – the Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Coast Guard, Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service, and the Commissioned Corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. TRICARE-eligible beneficiaries may include active duty service members and their families, retired service members and their families, National Guard and Reserve members and their families, survivors, certain former spouses, and others. TRICARE is jointly managed by the Defense Health Agency (DHA) and the TRICARE Health Plan. The DHA has partnered with civilian regional contractors in the East and West regions to assist TRICARE regional directors, and military hospital and clinic commanders in operating an integrated health care delivery system
TriWest is managed under a contract with the DHA by Health Net Federal Services. Coverage includes the states of Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa (except the Rock Island Arsenal area), Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri (except the St. Louis area), Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas (areas of Western Texas only), Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. More information is available at www.tricare-west.com.