TRICARE, Your Military Health Plan

In This Section:

• Beneficiary Web Enrollment
• Moving Made Easy for Active Duty Families
• TRICARE Prime
• Enrollment Access Standards
• Tips for Completing Your Enrollment Application
• Enrollment Deadlines
• Enrollment Fees
• Split Enrollment
• Disenrolling
• TRICARE Prime Remote
• Tips for Completing Your Enrollment Application
• Enrollment Deadlines
• Split Enrollment
• Disenrolling
• TRICARE Prime Overseas
• Split Enrollment
• Disenrolling
• TRICARE Prime Remote Overseas
• Split Enrollment
• Disenrolling
• TRICARE Reserve Select
• Monthly Premiums
• Terminating Coverage
• TRICARE Retired Reserve
• Monthly Premiums
• Terminating Coverage
• TRICARE Young Adult
• Changing Your Coverage Option
• Monthly Premiums
• Terminating Coverage
• US Family Health Plan
• Tips for Completing Your Enrollment Application
• Enrollment Deadlines
• Enrollment Fees
• Split Enrollment
• Disenrolling

TRICARE Young Adult

TRICARE Young Adult is a premium-based health care plan available for purchase by qualified dependents. When you purchase TRICARE Young Adult, you will have access to medical and pharmacy benefits, but dental coverage is excluded.

• Click here to see if you qualify.
• Follow the steps below to purchase the plan.

1. Download the TRICARE Young Adult Application
Download the TRICARE Young Adult Application for your region.

• North
• South
• West
• Overseas

If you want to select the US Family Health Plan as your Prime option, download the TRICARE Young Adult Application for your US Family Health Plan provider:

• John's Hopkins' Medicine
• Martin's Point Health Care
• Brighton Marine Health Center
• St. Vincent Catholic Medical Center
• CHRISTUS Health
• Pacific Medical Center

You may live in a different region than your sponsor. If you're not sure which region you live in, click here to see which states are in each region.

2. Select Your Coverage Option: Prime or Standard
Follow the following guidelines to complete #1 on the form to select your coverage option:

• Mark "TRICARE Prime" to use the Prime Option.
• Mark "TRICARE Standard" to use the Standard Option
• Mark "TRICARE Overseas Prime" to use the Prime Option in all overseas areas (remote or non-remote). Only command-sponsored children of active duty service members may mark this box.
• Mark "TRICARE Reserve Select" if your sponsor is enrolled in TRICARE Reserve Select. When you check this box, you will be using the Standard Option.
• Mark "TRICARE Retired Reserve" if your sponsor is enrolled in TRICARE Retired Reserve. When you check this box, you will be using the Standard Option.
• Mark "TRICARE Prime Remote for Active Duty Family Members" if your sponsor is enrolled in TRICARE Prime Remote. Only children of active duty service members may mark this box.

3. Mail or Fax the Completed Application
Mail or fax the completed form and initial three-month premium-payment to your regional contractor or US Family Health Plan Provider, whichever applies. Mailing addresses and fax numbers are found on the form. Make checks or money orders for the initial premium payable to your regional contractor or US Family Health Plan Provider.

After your regional contractor processes your application, you will receive a welcome letter along with an enrollment card. Your TRICARE Young Adult start date will be printed on your enrollment card. It is different depending on which coverage option you choose. Please keep a copy of your application until you have received your enrollment card.  If you must seek care before receiving your card, contact your regional contractor to verify your TRICARE Young Adult start date.

For details about your coverage, please download the handbook for the option you select when you enroll, or you may request a copy from your regional contractor:

• TRICARE Prime and TRICARE Prime Remote Handbook
• TRICARE Standard Handbook
• TRICARE Overseas Program Handbook

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Last Modified:May 24, 2012