TRICARE
Accessing TRICARE and TRICARE Online - Connects beneficiaries to the TRICARE Military Health System. Its TRICARE Online is a secure web portal for authorized TRICARE beneficiaries to make appointments, access trusted health information, submit military staff applications and more. Login is required for TRICARE Online.
Frequently Asked Questions - TRICARE - Answers common questions about TRICARE benefits.
Frequently Asked Questions - TRICARE & Social Security - Brochure that answers to questions about how entitlement to Social Security benefits can affect TRICARE eligbility.
http://www.tricare.mil/wii/downloads/MedicareTRICARE_FAQs.pdf
Frequently Asked Questions - Who Is Not Eligible for TRICARE? - Provides information on individuals who are not eligible for TRICARE, which includes persons not enrolled in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS).
TRICARE - Beneficiaries - Provides tailored information about the TRICARE benefit for beneficiaries. Includes links to other sites for beneficiaries to perform specific functions like enrolling, paying fees, checking claims status and more.
http://www.tricare.mil/mybenefit/
TRICARE - Contacts and Regional Contractors - Contact information for regional health plans with Health Net Federal Services (North), Humana Military Healtcare Services (South) and TriWest Healthcare Alliance (West), TRICARE programs, database of Beneficiary Counseling and Assistance Coordinators (BCAC)/Debt Collection Assistance Officers (DCAO) and Military Treatment Facilities (MTF) & TRICARE Service Center Locator.
http://www.tricare.mil/contactus/
TRICARE - Continued Health Care Benefit Program (CHCBP) - Offers premium-based, temporary transitional health coverage (18-36 months) after TRICARE eligibility ends.
http://www.tricare.mil/mybenefit/ProfileFilter.do?puri=%2Fhome%2Foverview%2FSpecialPrograms%2FCHCBP
TRICARE - Dental Options - Provides information about the TRICARE dental care options available: Dental Care for active duty service members, TRICARE Dental Program for service members and family members, TRICARE Retiree Dental Program and Dental Care for National Guard and Reserve.
http://www.tricare.mil/mybenefit/home/Dental?
TRICARE - Extended Care Health Option (ECHO) - Available only to active duty military family members. Benefits include rehabilitative services, training to use assistive technology devices and special education services.
http://www.tricare.mil/tricaresmart/product.aspx?id=294&CID=0&RID=3
TRICARE - Find A Provider - Search for military treatment facilities, network providers, TRICARE-authorized providers, Medicare and overseas providers.
http://www.tricare.mil/mybenefit/home/Medical/FindingAProvider
TRICARE - Guard and Reserve Web Portal - Serves as a portal for National Guard and Reserve members to look up their TRICARE benefits information and includes access to the TRICARE Reserve Select Portal.
https://www.dmdc.osd.mil/appj/esgr/privacyAction.do
TRICARE - Handbooks - National and regional resources available to answer questions about TRICARE programs, policies and procedures, or if you need assistance coordinating care for a TRICARE beneficiary. Additional Online TRICARE Manuals are also available.
http://www.humana-military.com/south/provider/TRICAREResources/Handbook/ProvHndbkTOC.htm
TRICARE - Management Portal - Provides organization, operations and policy information for the TRICARE Management Activity staff, including the portal to the TRICARE University and the TRICARE Press Room.
TRICARE - Medicare - Medicare is health insurance for people age 65 or older, as well as for people under age 65 who have qualified for Social Security disability insurance. TRICARE beneficiaries eligible for premium-free Medicare Part A must have Medicare Part A and Medicare Part B coverage to remain TRICARE-eligible.
http://www.tricare.mil/tricaresmartfiles/Prod_650/U_65_Medicare_Flyer_08_Lo.pdf
TRICARE - Military Treatment Facilities (MTF) Locator - Find TRICARE facilities using the search function on this page. Information can be sorted alphabetically, regionally or by state.
TRICARE Region - North - Administered by HealthNet Federal Services for active duty service members and retirees of the seven uniformed services, their family members, survivors and others in the North Region. Find a provider near you. Toll-free number is 1-877-874-2273. Registration in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) is the key to using TRICARE benefits.
https://www.hnfs.net/bene/home/
TRICARE - Overseas - Links to contact information for TRICARE services in Europe, Latin America and Canada and the Pacific.
http://www.tricare.mil/overseasTSC/
TRICARE - Pharmacy - Information on filling prescriptions at military treatment facility pharmacies. Beneficiaries can register for the TRICARE Mail Order Pharmacy Program and use this site to search for network pharmacies or just find out basic information about the mail order and network pharmacy programs.
TRICARE - Prescription Drug Coverage - Provides information on TRICARE's convenient and affordable pharmacy program including eligibility, medication, claims, Medicare, cost, filling prescriptions and more.
TRICARE - Reimbursement Rates for Mental Health Benefits - TRICARE has increased mental health reimbursement rates by 5 percent for 24 mental health services. Services affected by this increase include individual psychotherapy. Find the reimbursement rates for all procedures by locality.
http://www.tricare.mil/Pressroom/News.aspx?fid=477
TRICARE - Retiree Dental Program (TRDP) - Comparison of some of the benefits offered under the current Enhanced TRDP, with a preview of the changes in store for enrollees in the new Enhanced TRDP.
http://www.trdp.org/news/NewContract.html
TRICARE Region - South - Administered by Humana Military Healthcare Services for active duty service members and retirees of the seven uniformed services, their family members, survivors and others in the South Region. Find a provider near you. Toll-free number is 1-800-444-5445. Registration in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) is the key to using TRICARE benefits.
http://www.infocenter.humana-military.com/south/bene/obs/infocenter.asp
TRICARE - Toolkit for Wounded, Ill & Injured Service Members - Videos, brochures and frequently asked questions that will answer all of your questions about TRICARE eligibility, Medicare, Social Security benefits and much more. Watch the video Don't Lose Your Benefits.
TRICARE - Transitional Assistance Management Program (TAMP) - Provides 180 days of transitional health care benefits to certain uniformed service members and their families.
http://www.tricare.mil/mybenefit/ProfileFilter.do?puri=%2Fhome%2Foverview%2FSpecialPrograms%2FTAMP
TRICARE - Video for National Guard & Reserve - This 20-minute video walks National Guard and Reserve families through TRICARE program eligibility for all phases of service, and provides information on enrollment instructions, costs for care and dental and pharmacy benefits.
https://www.hnfs.net/training/guard_reserve/index.html
TRICARE Region- West - Administered by TriWest Healthcare Alliance for active duty service members and retirees of the seven uniformed services, their family members, survivors and others in the West Region. Find a provider near you. Toll-free number is 1-888-TRIWEST (874-9378). Registration in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) is the key to using TRICARE benefits.
The American Veterans & Servicemembers Survival Guide - Provides invaluable information on how to navigate the bureaucracy of benefits and programs available to active military, National Guard, Reservists, veterans and their family members. This free 599-page guide covers issues from educational help to vocational rehabilitation, from housing to citizenship.
http://www.veteransforamerica.org/survival-guide/survival-guide-download/