TRICARE, the worldwide health care program of the Department of Defense (DoD), is available to eligible beneficiaries from any of the seven uniformed services—the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service, and the Commissioned Corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
TRICARE Choices is designed to walk you through the steps to choosing the best TRICARE program option for you and your family. This guide identifies available program options, gives you details about each plan, and compares the different benefits so that you can make a more informed decision. This book also gives you information about how to enroll in TRICARE’s premier programs: TRICARE Prime, TRICARE Prime Remote, and TRICARE Prime Remote for Active Duty Family Members, which offer the most affordable and comprehensive coverage.
After reading the important information in the
Eligibility for TRICARE section, proceed to
Step 1. The text in each section will guide you through to the next step.
TRICARE Choices is best used in conjunction with the
TRICARE: Summary of Beneficiary Costs flyer, and with assistance from beneficiary counseling and assistance coordinators, who are located at military treatment facilities and at the TRICARE Regional Offices. The DoD has partnered with regional contractors—Health Net Federal Services, Inc.; Humana Military Healthcare Services, Inc.; and TriWest Healthcare Alliance—to help administer TRICARE in the three U.S. regions—North, South, and West. Throughout this guide, we refer to your regional contractor. The regional contractor in your region handles TRICARE enrollment, billing, and administration of your health care.
Note: Because TRICARE costs are subject to change (for all except active duty service members, who have no costs) every fiscal year (October 1–September 30), this guide does not include specific costs. For updated cost information, refer to the
TRICARE: Summary of Beneficiary Costs flyer.
