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Retirees, their families, survivors and eligible former spouses no longer need to waste stamps mailing their TRICARE Prime enrollment fee or even burn gasoline dropping off their check at the local MTF. Instead, you now have additional payment options that will keep your extra cash in your pocket.
Pay Quarterly or Annual Enrollment Fees Online
You can pay your annual renewal or quarterly enrollment fees online and never leave the comfort of your home.
As a current TRICARE Prime beneficiary, you can pay your fees by credit card on the Humana Military Healthcare Services Web site. This is a secure Web application, and the confidentiality of your personal information will be maintained.
If you are planning to enroll in TRICARE Prime, you can do so by completing the online application form.
Your initial enrollment fee must be paid by check or by completing the credit card information on your enrollment application. All subsequent payments can then be made online.
Of course, if old habits are hard to break, Humana Military continues to accept quarterly and annual payments in the mail.
Or Try One of the New Automatic Monthly Payment Options
Once your state has transitioned to the new South Region, you can begin paying your TRICARE Prime enrollment fees automatically on a monthly basis.
The two new payment choices are allotment from retirement pay and electronic funds transfer (EFT). Monthly payments will only be accepted from beneficiaries who have selected one of these two options.
Paying via allotment or EFT will:
- Enable you to make monthly payments
- Make it easier to budget fee payments
- Avoid forgotten payments and minimize disenrollment for failure to pay fees
Allotment from Retired Pay
To choose this option, you must complete the Enrollment Fee Allotment Authorization Letter. Once authorized, your monthly TRICARE Prime enrollment fee will be deducted automatically from your retirement pay.
Electronic Funds Transfer
To choose this option, you must complete the EFT Payment Authorization form. Once authorized, your TRICARE Prime enrollment fee will be deducted automatically from your bank account (checking or savings) each month.
Final Details about Allotment and EFT
It takes 90 days for either monthly payment option to begin. For that reason, you will be required to pay an initial 3-month payment of fees ($115 for family or $57.50 for individual) by check, credit card or money order at the time of application.
Following the third month, a monthly enrollment fee will automatically be deducted by Humana Military as an allotment from your retirement pay, or from the checking or savings account you identified as the EFT source. The monthly payment is $19.17 for individual enrollment or $38.34 for family enrollments.
Both forms can be accessed directly from the TRICARE Beneficiary Forms page.
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