Delta Dental Plan of San Franciscohas been awarded a 121.0 mln dlr contract to provide dental
services to 100,000 families of military personnel in the
United States, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, the
Defense Department said.
    The plan is a private, non-profit health organization which
operates in 48 states.
    The contract is the first let by the Office of Civilian
Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS)
in a move to provide more cost-effective and efficient health
care for dependents of U.S. military personnel.
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