Back-to-School Physicals and Well-Child Care

If you are a parent with young children, “back to school” can mean “back to the doctor’s office” for annual school required physicals. School physicals are often required to help ensure that children enter the classroom in good health, with up-to-date immunizations and free of any diseases that could pose a risk to classmates. For children age 5–11, TRICARE covers annual physicals and immunizations required in connection with school enrollment. Parents should note that TRICARE does not cover sports or camp physicals.

If your child requires a sports or camp physical, you may be required to submit a Request For Non-covered Services form to your provider. By completing this form, you acknowledge that you will be paying for the non-covered service.

TRICARE also provides well-child care for eligible children from birth to age 6. The well-child benefit includes routine newborn care, comprehensive health- promotion and disease-prevention exams, vision and hearing screenings and routine immunizations (according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines), and developmental assessment (according to the American Academy of Pediatrics®).

For well-child care, there are no copayments or cost-shares. To learn more about TRICARE’s school-physical coverage and well-child benefit, visit TRICARE's web site or Humana Military’s Web site.