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TRICARE Health Matters
Issue 4:2009

A Publication for TRICARE
Prime Beneficiaries

         

Waiving TRICARE Access Standards for Primary Care

If you are a non-active duty TRICARE beneficiary using TRICARE Prime, a military treatment facility (MTF) may be your first choice when it comes to where you and your family receive health care.
            

TRICARE's ECHO Benefit Enhanced

TRICARE has increased the Extended Care Health Option (ECHO) program’s allowable cap for some services.
 

Monthly Payment Options for TRICARE Prime Beneficiaries

TRICARE Prime beneficiaries may pay their annual enrollment fee in monthly installments rather than making quarterly or annual payments.
          

TRICARE Prime Enrollment and PCM Assignment

As a TRICARE Prime beneficiary, you may be required to enroll in a military treatment facility (MTF) for care.  However, if you reside outside the MTF’s enrollment area, Humana Military may assign you a civilian network provider rather than an MTF PCM.
         

Notice of Privacy Practices

As a beneficiary in the Military Health System (MHS), you should know that individually identifiable health information is protected.  You have the right to know how your protected health information (PHI) may be used, with whom it may be shared and how it will be protected.
     

TRICARE's Partial Hospitalization Program Provides Support

If you or a family member needs behavioral health care support beyond the available outpatient services, your physician may suggest a TRICARE-authorized partial hospitalization program (PHP).

            
Contacts

Frequently used telephone numbers and web sites.

 

 
Created: June 4, 2009