Jan. 22, 2016 Be Prepared and Stay Safe During Extreme Winter Weather As you prepare for winter weather, make sure you and your family know how to safeguard yourself from cold temperatures, snow and ice.Snow, sleet and freezing temperatures can knock out heat, power and communications services to your home or office. Get prepared for weather-related emergencies,
Jan. 21, 2016 TRICARE OTC Coverage Changes Feb. 1 TRICARE’s over-the-counter (OTC) drug coverage is here to stay. Formerly a demonstration program, the OTC benefit becomes a permanent part of the TRICARE pharmacy benefit on Feb. 1, 2016. Effective that date, TRICARE is making some changes to OTC coverage to bring it in line with other TRICARE
Jan. 21, 2016 Webinar to Discuss TRICARE’s Preventive Care Benefit TRICARE is hosting a webinar to help educate beneficiaries about their preventive health benefit on January 25, 2016 at noon EST. This webinar supports the transition from healthcare to health that society has experienced the past few years. This transition, from treating illnesses as they develop,
Dec. 23, 2015 Spread Cheer Not Flu Germs this Holiday Season This time of year, people are out and about spreading holiday cheer – and their germs. During the holidays, many people neglect their health and forget to take actions to keep themselves safe from the flu virus. At holiday parties, everyone is smiling and hugging or shaking hands. Many forget the
Dec. 1, 2015 Overseas members entitled to stateside care Overseas military families may face a problem when they return home to the United States for the holidays. Service members and their families enrolled in the TRICARE Overseas Program (TOP) or TOP Prime Remote are entitled to visit hospitals and clinics stateside and receive the same priority
Dec. 1, 2015 Time has come for TRICARE Beneficiaries to Move their Maintenance Drugs out of Retail This December, TRICARE beneficiaries can take action to avoid paying more for some prescription drugs. If you fill a prescription for a select brand name maintenance drug at a retail pharmacy, you may need to move your prescription to either a military pharmacy or TRICARE Pharmacy Home Delivery. If
Nov. 10, 2015 TRICARE Benefits for National Guard and Reserve Service Members TRICARE is hosting a webinar to educate TRICARE beneficiaries about benefits available to National Guard and Reserve service members. The webinar will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015, from Noon – 1:00 p.m. EST. No prior registration is required. Participants are invited to join us using the
Nov. 6, 2015 What TRICARE Beneficiaries Need to Know About Open Enrollment and the Health Insurance Marketplace It's time for open enrollment; the time of year when people can enroll in or change their health insurance plan. The open enrollment period for HealthCare.gov is November 1, 2015 to January 31, 2016 for 2016 coverage. How does this affect you? Most TRICARE beneficiaries don’t need to worry about
Nov. 5, 2015 November is Warrior Care Month TRICARE is a health care program for Uniformed Service members, National Guard and Reserve members, retirees, survivors and their families around the world. We ensure our beneficiaries receive care that is proven both safe and effective. This month, make time to learn about all the health care
Oct. 29, 2015 TRICARE Young Adult premiums to increase Jan. 1, 2016 Premiums for the Military Health System’s benefit plan for adult children between 23 and 26 years old have been announced. The premiums for TRICARE Young Adult (TYA) program will increase on Jan. 1, 2016 to $306 per month for TYA Prime, and $228 per month for TYA Standard. Offering the option to
Oct. 28, 2015 Eye Health and Safety October is Home Eye Safety Month. You may think your chances of being hurt decrease because you’re at home, but safety should remain a top concern, especially for your eyes. Prevent Blindness America reports that more than half of the 2.5 million eye injuries that occur every year happen in or
Oct. 23, 2015 Specialty Care Referrals Many TRICARE Prime beneficiaries receive primary care from providers in military medical hospital and clinics. Occasionally, they may need to receive specialty care. When this happens, they must receive a referral from their primary care manager (PCM).Getting a referral makes sure your regional or
Oct. 7, 2015 Exceptional Care for Exceptional Family Members Family members with special needs require special considerations. When you move, you worry if there will be adequate care and if it is easy to access. There are resources and information available to help you get the best care for your family members. But you must follow the rules for getting
Oct. 5, 2015 Prior Authorization Allows Custom Care Healthcare is rarely one size fits all. The TRICARE benefit is designed to ensure that all covered care is safe, effective and appropriate for the patient. Sometimes this means that certain types of specialty care and prescription drugs require special review to make sure they are right for the
Oct. 5, 2015 TRICARE Benefit Changes October 1 As of October 1, 2015, a new law requires all TRICARE beneficiaries, exceptactive duty service members, to get select brand name maintenance drugs througheither TRICARE Pharmacy Home Delivery or from a military pharmacy. Beneficiarieswho keep using a retail pharmacy for these drugs will have to pay
Oct. 2, 2015 New Autism Care Demonstration Updates In an effort to continually improve the benefit, the Comprehensive AutismCare Demonstration (ACD) was recently updated to reduce the potential financialburden of applied behavior analysis (ABA) services for non-active duty families.As of October 1, 2015, all ACD cost-shares will match TRICARE Prime
Sept. 30, 2015 Losing TRICARE Eligibility? Don’t Lose Your Health Care Coverage You can lose your TRICARE eligibility for a number of reasons. TRICARE offersseveral resources to make sure you and your family members have access to healthcare until you can find a more permanent solution. Make sure you are aware ofwhen your coverage ends so you can get new health care coverage.
Sept. 25, 2015 Prostate Cancer: Be Informed and Get Care Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among American men. Most prostate cancers grow slowly but once the cancer is discovered, other tests must be done to determine if it has spread. This Prostate Cancer Awareness Week, take time to decide if you should be tested or treated for prostate cancer.
Sept. 24, 2015 Need to Make Space in Your Medicine Cabinet? National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day is Sept. 26 TRICARE beneficiaries have a safe and easy way to dispose of their expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs.The Drug Enforcement Agency’s (DEA) National Prescription Drug Take-back Day is Sept. 26. Sites will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for people to bring excess prescription drugs that
Sept. 24, 2015 Fight Childhood Obesity One Pound at a Time Too many children are overweight in this country. Stopping obesity in children decreases their risk of illness and disease when they get older. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) calls obesity a devastating public-health crisis for the United States. Nearly one-third of adults are obese, and