TRICARE Reserve Select

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TRICARE Reserve Select

TRICARE Reserve Select is a premium-based health plan available worldwide for qualified Selected Reserve members of the Ready Reserve and their families.

When you purchase the plan, your premium payment is due no later than the last day of the month for the next month's coverage. If you miss a payment due date, your coverage will be terminated due to nonpayment. When this occurs, a 12-month purchase lockout will go into effect.

Eligible Beneficiaries
TRICARE Reserve Select is available to the Selected Reserve members of the Ready Reserve (and their families) who meet the following qualifications:

Not on active duty orders
Not covered under the Transitional Assistance Management Program
Not eligible for or enrolled in the FEHB program (as defined in Chapter 89 of Title 5 U.S.C.) or currently covered under FEHB, either under their own eligibility or through a family member.

Note: Those members in the Individual Ready Reserve (IRR) including Navy Reserve Voluntary Training Units (VTU) do not qualify to purchase TRICARE Reserve Select.

Availability
Worldwide

Coverage
TRICARE Reserve Select provides comprehensive health coverage including:

Emergency Care
Outpatient Visits
Preventive Care (wellness exams, immunizations, etc.)
Hospitalization
Maternity Care
Mental/Behavioral health
Prescriptions

>>View a list of Covered Services

Getting Care
Schedule an appointment with any TRICARE-authorized provider, network or non-network. You will never need a referral for any type of care (routine, urgent or specialty) but you may need to have prior authorization from your regional contractor for some types of services.

If you visit a non-network provider, you'll pay more out of pocket (5%) and may have to file your own health care claims.
If you visit a network provider, you'll pay less out of pocket and the provider will file health care claims on your behalf.

Out-of-Pocket Costs
You are required to pay the monthly premiums and cost shares if you decide to enroll in TRICARE Reserve Select. >>Learn More

Is TRICARE Reserve Select Right for You?
TRICARE Reserve Select is a great option for you and your family if you are:

a member of the Selected Reserves of the Ready Reserve,
not on active duty orders or covered by the Transitional Assistance Management Program, and
not eligible for or enrolled in the FEHB,

The plan provides comprehensive health care coverage when you're not activated and covered by active duty TRICARE benefits. And, because you can see any provider, you don't have to change providers if you already have one.

Purchasing Coverage
Purchasing TRICARE Reserve Select is a two-step process that you must complete online via the DMDC Reserve Component Purchased TRICARE Application.

To log into the DMDC Reserve Component Purchased TRICARE Application, you must have one of the following:

Common Access Card (CAC)
DFAS (MyPay) Account
DoD Self-Service Logon (DS Logon) Premium (Level 2) account.

The DS Logon Premium (Level 2) account is given to a user who has registered using their CAC, DFAS myPay Login ID, or has a DS Logon Basic Account. Click here to sign up or view information regarding a DS Logon.

If you do not qualify, you will not be able to complete or print the form. Please contact your National Guard or Reserve personnel office for assistance. If you experience a technical problem, call 1-800-477-8227 for assistance.

>>Learn More about Purchasing TRICARE Reserve Select