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Connects beneficiaries to the TRICARE Military Health System. Its TRICARE Online is a secure web portal for authorized TRICARE beneficiaries to make appointments, access trusted health information, submit military staff applications and more. Login is required for TRICARE Online.

Answers common questions about TRICARE benefits.

Brochure that answers to questions about how entitlement to Social Security benefits can affect TRICARE eligbility.

Provides information on individuals who are not eligible for TRICARE, which includes persons not enrolled in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS).

Provides comprehensive information on a variety of topics for Active Duty, Veterans and their families from employment issues such as pay, benefits and retirement to health care and personal family issues including finances, consumer issues and identity theft, and much more. Also offers a free newsletter for the federal and military communities and their families.

Provides tailored information about the TRICARE benefit for beneficiaries. Includes links to other sites for beneficiaries to perform specific functions like enrolling, paying fees, checking claims status and more.

Contact information for regional health plans with Health Net Federal Services (North), Humana Military Healthcare Services (South) and TriWest Healthcare Alliance (West), TRICARE programs, database of Beneficiary Counseling and Assistance Coordinators (BCAC)/Debt Collection Assistance Officers (DCAO) and Military Treatment Facilities (MTF) & TRICARE Service Center Locator.

Offers premium-based, temporary transitional health coverage (18-36 months) after TRICARE eligibility ends.

Provides information about the TRICARE dental care options available: Dental Care for active duty Service Members, TRICARE Dental Program for Service Members and family members, TRICARE Retiree Dental Program and Dental Care for National Guard and Reserve.

Available only to active duty military family members. Benefits include rehabilitative services, training to use assistive technology devices and special education services.

Search for military treatment facilities, network providers, TRICARE-authorized providers, Medicare and overseas providers.

Serves as a portal for National Guard and Reserve members to look up their TRICARE benefits information and includes access to the TRICARE Reserve Select Portal.

National and regional resources available to answer questions about TRICARE programs, policies and procedures, or if you need assistance coordinating care for a TRICARE beneficiary. Additional Online TRICARE Manuals are also available.

Provides organization, operations and policy information for the TRICARE Management Activity staff, including the portal to the TRICARE University and the TRICARE Press Room.

Medicare is health insurance for people age 65 or older, as well as for people under age 65 who have qualified for Social Security disability insurance. TRICARE beneficiaries eligible for premium-free Medicare Part A must have Medicare Part A and Medicare Part B coverage to remain TRICARE-eligible.

Find TRICARE facilities using the search function on this page. Information can be sorted alphabetically, regionally or by state.

Links to contact information for TRICARE services in Europe, Latin America and Canada and the Pacific.

Information on filling prescriptions at military treatment facility pharmacies. Beneficiaries can register for the TRICARE Mail Order Pharmacy Program and use this site to search for network pharmacies or just find out basic information about the mail order and network pharmacy programs.

Provides information on TRICARE's convenient and affordable pharmacy program including eligibility, medication, claims, Medicare, cost, filling prescriptions and more.

TRICARE has increased mental health reimbursement rates by 5 percent for 24 mental health services. Services affected by this increase include individual psychotherapy. Find the reimbursement rates for all procedures by locality.

Comparison of some of the benefits offered under the current Enhanced TRDP, with a preview of the changes in store for enrollees in the new Enhanced TRDP.

Videos, brochures and frequently asked questions that will answer all of your questions about TRICARE eligibility, Medicare, Social Security benefits and much more. Watch the video Don't Lose Your Benefits.

Provides 180 days of transitional health care benefits to certain uniformed Service Members and their families.

This 20-minute video walks National Guard and Reserve families through TRICARE program eligibility for all phases of service, and provides information on enrollment instructions, costs for care and dental and pharmacy benefits.

Provides information on behavioral health to reduce the stigma associated with getting help for behavioral and mental health issues, such as PTSD. Includes Covered Services, Limitations and Exclusions; Who to See for Care; Getting Care; Your Right to Privacy; and Information and Assistance.

Administered by Health Net Federal Services for active duty Service Members and retirees of the seven uniformed services, their family members, survivors and others in the North Region. Find a provider near you. Toll-free number is 1-877-874-2273. Registration in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) is the key to using TRICARE benefits.

Administered by Humana Military Healthcare Services for active duty Service Members and retirees of the seven uniformed services, their family members, survivors and others in the South Region. Find a provider near you. Toll-free number is 1-800-444-5445. Registration in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) is the key to using TRICARE benefits.

Administered by TriWest Healthcare Alliance for active duty Service Members and retirees of the seven uniformed services, their family members, survivors and others in the West Region. Find a provider near you. Toll-free number is 1-888-TRIWEST (874-9378). Registration in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) is the key to using TRICARE benefits.

Provides invaluable information on how to navigate the bureaucracy of benefits and programs available to Active Duty military, National Guard, Reservists, Veterans and their family members. This free 599-page guide covers issues from educational help to vocational rehabilitation, from housing to citizenship.

The only TRICARE Prime program that offers benefits to active duty family members and all military retirees and their eligible family members, including those 65 years of age and over, regardless of whether or not they participate in Medicare Part B.

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Search for military treatment facilities, network providers, TRICARE-authorized providers, Medicare and overseas providers.
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Find TRICARE facilities using the search function on this page. Information can be sorted alphabetically, regionally or by state.
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Provides information about the TRICARE dental care options available: Dental Care for active duty Service Members, TRICARE Dental Program for Service Members and family members, TRICARE Retiree Dental Program and Dental Care for National Guard and Reserve.