Resource sharing is based on the assumption that costs will be offset by decreased which costs?

• A. Contractor expenses
• B. TRICARE costs
• C. Government costs
• D. Prime expenses

Answer: (B)

Resource sharing aims to deliver care more efficiently by using the same facilities, equipment, and staff across programs. When military medical facilities share resources, care can be provided within the network instead of paying external costs, which lowers the TRICARE program’s expenditures. The savings come from reduced TRICARE costs as shared resources cut duplication and leverage economies of scale.

Other costs like contractor expenses, overall government costs, or prime expenses aren’t the primary area where the offset occurs in this context; the main impact of resource sharing is a reduction in TRICARE costs.