Nearly 175,000 military retirees and family members may soon find out they have lost their Tricare Select coverage. Starting this year, retirees were required to pay a new monthly enrollment fee to keep their Tricare Select coverage. But about 20 percent of beneficiaries have not set up a payment plan to continue their coverage, which was supposed to be done by … [Read more...] about Thousands of Military Retirees Are About to Find Out They Have No Tricare Select Coverage
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Tricare to Cover Some Experimental Drugs for COVID-19
The Department of Defense has decided to go against its typical restrictions against experimental medications, and has announced Tricare will help cover investigational drugs to treat the coronavirus. Depending on which Tricare plan you are on, they will cover or partially cover experimental COVID-19 treatments. But in order for them to cover the treatment it must have … [Read more...] about Tricare to Cover Some Experimental Drugs for COVID-19
Military Retirees: You Now Have to Pay for Tricare Select or You’ll Lose Coverage in January
Are you a Military retiree or family member enrolled in Tricare Select? Pay attention to this. There is a new monthly premium going into effect come January 2021, and you will be required to pay it in order to keep your insurance coverage. The new fees come from a little known provision in the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act. The premiums only affect those … [Read more...] about Military Retirees: You Now Have to Pay for Tricare Select or You’ll Lose Coverage in January
Coming Soon to a Military Base Near You: 24/7 Prescription Refills
Forget the days of waiting in line with a room full of sick people. Active-duty military, dependents, retirees and all authorized Defense Department ID holders may soon be able to pick up their prescriptions at the commissary or exchange 24/7. The Military Health System has decided to rapidly expand their “ScriptCenter” program, which are the prescription pick-up lockers … [Read more...] about Coming Soon to a Military Base Near You: 24/7 Prescription Refills