TRICARE Changes and You

Lab developed tests help keep military medicine on the leading edge of innovation

A program that allows coverage of lab developed tests for purchased care for TRICARE beneficiaries has been renewed.

Policy Memorandum to Establish 2018 Monthly Premium Rates for TRICARE Reserve Select and TRICARE Retired Reserve

This policy memorandum establishes the 2018 monthly premium rates for TRICARE Reserve Select and TRICARE Retired Reserve.

• Identification #: N/A
• Date: 7/19/2017
• Type: Memorandums
• Topics: TRICARE Health Program

Reduction of 3 TRICARE Regions to 2

Later this year, TRICARE's regions are changing from North - South - West to East - West. With these region changes come other changes for beneficiaries.

Affordable Care Act mandates reporting minimum essential health care coverage

Defense Department civilians, military members, nonappropriated funds employees and their families will need to validate their minimum essential health care coverage as reported to the Internal Revenue Service

Preventive Services for Standard Beneficiaries

This TRICARE TV Episode discusses TRICARE's preventive health benefits for TRICARE Standard Beneficiaries.

Preventive Services for Prime Beneficiaries

This TRICARE TV Episode discusses TRICARE's preventive health benefits for TRICARE Prime Beneficiaries.

Defense Health Agency Year in Review

As 2016 comes to an end, it is important to reflect on the goals, accomplishments and events that shaped DHA this year

GAO upholds TRICARE contract awards

The Government Accountability Office announced the results of its review of the protests filed against the TRICARE 2017 Managed Care Support Contracts awards November 11

TRICARE and the Affordable Care Act

MEC is the "minimum essential coverage" that you're required to have by the Affordable Care Act.

Approved Laboratory Developed Tests

Approved Laboratory Developed Tests by Test Name or by Gene(s) Tested

The Defense Health Agency makes additional laboratory developed tests available

The Defense Health Agency updated its policies, making 25 additional laboratory developed tests available to TRICARE patients

Ten defendants charged in $100 Million TRICARE fraud scheme

Special agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Defense Criminal Investigative Service arrested nine defendants this week in connection with their roles in a $100 million health care fraud conspiracy perpetrated against TRICARE

Memorandum to Establish 2017 TRICARE Reserve Select and TRICARE Retired Reserve Rates

Calendar Year 2017 premium rates are established for TRICARE Reserve Select and TRICARE Retired Reserve as specified in the attachment. Please provide widest dissemination. This information can be found at www.tricare.mil/trs and www.tricare.mil/trr.

• Identification #: N/A
• Date: 10/13/2016
• Type: Memorandums
• Topics: TRICARE Health Program

Memorandum to Establish 2017 Premium Rates for the TRICARE Young Adult Program

This memo establishes the CY2017 Premium Rates for TRICARE Young Adult

• Identification #: N/A
• Date: 10/13/2016
• Type: Memorandums
• Topics: TRICARE Health Program

TRICARE publications gets redesign, new look

TRICARE offers a wide range of informational materials to help people understand their coverage and make important health care and financial decisions for themselves and their families