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  • Spring Forward but Stay Rested

    This week is National Sleep Awareness Week. It's no coincidence that it happens the week before we "spring forward" into Daylight Savings Time. Although you'll technically be losing sixty minutes, there are ways to make sure the time difference has minimal impact on your sleep.According to the

  • TRICARE Patients Must Attest to Health Care Coverage

    As tax season begins, Defense Department officials want to remind TRICARE beneficiaries of changes in the tax laws, which require all Americans to have health care insurance or potentially pay a tax penalty.For the first time since the Affordable Care Act passed in 2010, all U.S. citizens, including

  • Defense Health Agency Makes Quick Progress, Official Says

    As the Defense Health Agency approaches its one-year anniversary Oct. 1, it has already saved money and standardized health care in the Defense Department, Dr. Jonathan Woodson, the assistant secretary of defense for health affairs, said today."The new medical agency was set up to establish common

  • TRICARE Website: Easier to Use

    On July 24,  unveiled a new design to give TRICARE's 9.6 million beneficiaries clear and easy access to benefit information. Users now have more ways to browse our site. We've added easier navigation, a login button for quicker access to our partner's secure services, and a section on the homepage

  • TRICARE Nurse Advice Line offers health care guidance

    TRICARE beneficiaries in the continental U.S., Alaska and Hawaii can now access the Nurse Advice Line to receive health care guidance and advice.The service, launched in April 2014, offers professional help by phone at a moment's notice, officials said."Our mission at Walter Reed National Military

  • TRICARE’s Maternity and Well-Child Coverage

    In honor of the month of the military child, TRICARE and Military OneSource are co-hosting a webinar to educate TRICARE beneficiaries about maternity and well-child coverage. The webinar will take place Thursday, April 24, 2014 at 1:00PM EST.  To sign up, go to

  • TRICARE Offers Help for Military Kids

    Each April, the military community pauses to focus on its youngest members, those who don't deploy or travel to war, but are affected by those events just the same - the military child.Military children are unique in that they face frequent moves and parental deployments, in addition to the typical

  • MONTH OF THE MILITARY CHILD

    Each April, the military community pauses to focus on its youngest members, those who don't deploy or travel to war, but are affected by those events just the same - the military child.Military children are unique in that they face frequent moves and parental deployments, in addition to the typical

  • Should You Choose the Emergency Room or Urgent Care

    When we're in pain or sick, we're anxious and it can be hard to think straight. We want relief as soon as possible. When a child is hurt or ill, the anxiety can be even greater. In those moments, it can be hard to determine if you need to go to the emergency room or if an urgent care center will do.

  • TRICARE For Life Begins Notifications for Pharmacy Pilot Program

    TRICARE For Life beneficiaries soon will receive letters guiding them to TRICARE Pharmacy Home Delivery or a military pharmacy for some prescriptions as part of a congressionally mandated pilot program, officials of the military health care plan said.TRICARE For Life is secondary coverage for

  • Know Your Risk for Heart Disease

    Although heart disease often manifests later in life in the form of heart attacks, it actually starts developing under the radar when people look young and healthy.This silent killer remains the leading cause of death in the United States for both men and women. More than 600,000 Americans die of

  • TRICARE Service Center Walk-In Service Ending

    Walk-in service at TRICARE Service Centers in the U.S. will no longer be available as of April 1, 2014. TRICARE Service Centers are customer service outlets that are operated by our regional contractors. They are usually located in military hospitals and clinics. Because our overseas areas are

  • Preventive Care for a Healthy, Happy New Year

    As we count down to 2014, a popular trend is to New Year's resolutions. Some resolutions are physical, like losing weight, while others are behavioral, like 'stop procrastinating' or 'be more positive'. No matter which resolutions beneficiaries make, TRICARE recommends they put their health first

  • TRICARE Retiree Dental Program Open for New Enrollments

    The TRICARE Retiree Dental Program (TRDP) offers comprehensive dental coverage to all enrolled members. Available to retired service members and their family, retired National Guard and Reserve members and their family, Medal of Honor recipients, their family and survivors, TRDP is currently open

  • Affordable Care Act has little effect on TRICARE beneficiaries

    The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is now in effect. The new law has some military members, retirees and TRICARE beneficiaries wondering how it will affect them. For most TRICARE beneficiaries, it won't have any effect. Beneficiaries who receive benefits under any TRICARE program meet

  • Connect to TRICARE in a Mobile World

    We live in an increasingly mobile world, with more and more people possessing technology that allows them to use the Internet on the go. Beneficiaries can access their TRICARE benefits and benefit information on their mobile devices through a variety of mobile applications and mobile-optimized