By Michelle Coughlin, MS Last week, a report on performance of the new TRICARE health plan model was released (see DOD Surveys Indicate Beneficiary Experience Generally Unchanged In First Year Of TRICARE Select). The summary of findings suggests that not much has changed from a consumer perspective with the addition of TRICARE Select. TRICARE still gets an 80% positive rating for TRICARE health care and a 68% positive score for TRICARE health plans. The one area where there was a change was in the number of mental health professionals taking on new TRICARE patients. Now, the percentage of mental health care professionals accepting new…