Looking to kick retirees out of TRICARE Prime, Sen. McCain told the 12-member Joint Select Committee on Debt Reduction, that restricting working-age retirees and their families from participating in … [Read more...]
More TRICARE Fee Increases Proposed
October 03, 2011 | Terry HowellThe Department of Defense has been pushing for TRICARE fee increases for nearly a year. This week military retirees who choose to enroll in TRICARE Prime will be required to pay an additional $2.50 … [Read more...]
TRICARE Fees Go Up This Week
September 29, 2011 | Terry HowellThe Department of Defense announced today military retirees enrolling in TRICARE Prime after Oct. 1, 2011, will pay an additional $2.50 per month for individual members and $5 per month for members … [Read more...]
Copayment for TRICARE Meds Changing Oct. 1
September 08, 2011 | Terry HowellAs reported here last month, TRICARE will soon change their pharmacy copayments to encourage TRICARE beneficiaries to use the Home Delivery option.As of Oct. 1, 2011, copayments for generic … [Read more...]
Changes in TRICARE Dental Coming
August 23, 2011 | Terry HowellOur friends at Spouse Buzz have brought it to my attention that as of February 2012, United Concordia will no longer be the TRICARE Dental Program contractor -- the new contractor will be … [Read more...]
TRICARE Q&A – TRICARE Young Adult
August 10, 2011 | Terry HowellTriWest Healthcare Alliance, the West Region contractor for the TRICARE program, helps answer general TRICARE questions each month on Military.com. This month’s topic: TRICARE Young … [Read more...]
Will it Get Harder to Find TRICARE Docs?
August 05, 2011 | Terry HowellMilitary.com contributor, Tom Philpott, recently wrote about a TRICARE issue that has surfaced several times over the last couple of years. No, I am not referring to the proposed changes to co-pays … [Read more...]
Retiree Benefits Face More Attacks
July 26, 2011 | Terry HowellUnless you have been hiding under a rock somewhere, you have heard that the deficit hawks are focused on TRICARE premiums and overhauling the military retirement system for current servicemembers and … [Read more...]
Walgreens to Drop from TRICARE?
July 06, 2011 | Terry HowellOur friends at the Military Officers Association of America recently reported that Walgreens pharmacy announced that it had broken off negotiations to renew a contract with TRICARE Retail Pharmacy's … [Read more...]
Proposed TRICARE Pharmacy Co-Pays and More…
June 23, 2011 | Terry HowellMilitary.com contributor, Tom Philpott, recently wrote an excellent article covering some of the details found in the Senate Armed Services Committee’s version of the 2012 National Defense … [Read more...]
TRICARE: ID Card Changes
June 14, 2011 | Terry HowellSource: TRICARETRICARE beneficiaries should make sure they have their Social Security number committed to memory. It won’t be found on new Department of Defense ID cards.As of June 1, … [Read more...]
Panetta’s Position on Pay & TRICARE Not Clear
June 13, 2011 | Terry HowellLast week the Associated Press reported that according to an unnamed senior administration official, Secretary Gates personally recommended CIA Director Leon Panetta as his replacement six months ago. … [Read more...]
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