Walter Reed transfer report leaves out funding information

A long-awaited document projecting the impact of transferring military medical services from Walter Reed Army Medical Center to Bethesda National’s Naval Medical Center left the biggest question unanswered: Who’ll pick up the tab?

As anticipated by Montgomery County leaders all along, a recent report from the Navy confirmed that Bethesda’s National Naval Medical Center is expected to add as many as 2,500 workers and see its patient load nearly double to about 900,000 visits per year after the closure of Walter Reed Army Medical Center in less than four years.