; and (2) (A) has been furnished hospital care or medical services under this chapter on at least one occasion during the preceding two-year period; or (B) requested a first-time appointment for hospital care or medical services at a Department facility. (c) Health care providers specified Health care providers specified in this subsection are the following: (1) Any health care provider that is participating in the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.), including any physician furnishing services under such a program. (2) The Department of Defense. (3) The Indian Health Service. (4) Any Federally-qualified health center (as defined in section 1905(l)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396d(l)(2)(B) )). (5) Any health care provider not otherwise covered under any of paragraphs (1) through (4) that meets criteria established by the Secretary for purposes of this section. (d) Contracts To establish networks of health care providers (1) The Secretary shall enter into consolidated, competitively bid contracts, which may be regional contracts, to establish networks of non-Department health care providers specified in paragraphs (1) and (5) of subsection (c) for contract purposes of— (A) providing sufficient access to hospital care, medical services, and extended care services under this section; (B) managing the operations of such health care providers