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TRICARE and National Healthcare Reform

The United States Congress has passed major health care reform legislation, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, that President Obama signed into law on March 23, 2010. More>>


Urgent Care Initiative

TRICARE launched an urgent care initiative for TRICARE Prime beneficiaries enrolled at nine military installations across the country. If you are a beneficiary at one of these locations and you cannot reach your primary care manager for a referral, you now have another option to receive urgent care either after hours or when traveling. >>Learn More


TRICARE Briefing for National Guard and Reserve Units

Education is the key to understanding your TRICARE benefits. Without this understanding, very stressful situations can occur resulting in expensive out-of-pocket costs for service members and their family. Each unit must ensure their assigned service members and their families are trained and know who to contact for their TRICARE needs. There are many types of briefings:

  • One-hour annual briefing
  • Briefings for specific groups or events
  • Mobilization/Demobilization briefings
  • Yellow Ribbon compliance briefings

Please note that all briefing requests should be submitted at least three weeks in advance of the desired briefing date. The process to request the annual briefing is very simple.

By completing this form, your request is submitted immediately. You will be contacted to finalize arrangements for the briefing.



TRICARE Standard and Extra

TRICARE Standard and Extra is a fee-for-service plan available to all non-active duty beneficiaries. Enrollment is not required. When using TRICARE Standard and Extra, beneficiaries may visit any TRICARE-authorized provider, network or non-network, without a referral.

  • If you are a beneficiary and would like to find out more about TRICARE Standard and Extra, click here.
  • If you are a provider and would like to see how you can become certified to treat beneficiaries using TRICARE Standard and Extra, click here.

TRICARE Standard E-Newsletter





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