TRICARE, Your Military Health Plan

In This Section:

• Cancer Clinical Trials
• Questions to ask Your Doctor
• Costs
• Chiropractic Care
• Designated Locations
• Combat-Related Special Compensation Travel Benefit
• Before Traveling for Specialty Care
• Requesting Reimbursement
• Computer and Electronic Accomodations Program (CAP)
• Continued Health Care Benefit Program (CHCBP)
• Purchasing CHCBP Coverage
• Getting Care Through the CHCBP
• Filing CHCBP Claims
• Extended Care Health Option (ECHO)
• Who May Qualify
• Benefits
• Costs and Coverage Limits
• ECHO Home Health Care
• Autism Services Demonstration
• Foreign Force Member Health Care Option
• Line of Duty/Notice of Eligibility
• Pre-activation Benefit for National Guard and Reserve
• Medical Benefits
• Dental Benefits
• Transitional Assistance Management Program (TAMP)
• TRICARE Prime Options
• TRICARE Standard Options
• Dental Options
• Transitional Care for Service Related Conditions
• TRICARE Philippine Demonstration
• Philippine Demonstration Designated Areas
• Getting Care under the Demonstration
• Submitting a Waiver Request
• Health Care Costs under the Demonstration
• Filing Health Care Claims under the Demonstration
• TRICARE Plus
• Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Overseas
• Offices

TRICARE Prime Options

If in the United States in a Prime Service Area, you and your eligible family members may enroll in TRICARE Prime during the 180-day TAMP period, or if you live in one of six specific geographic areas, you could also enroll in the US Family Health Plan.

If living overseas in a Prime Service Area, you can enroll in TRICARE Prime Overseas, but remember, that your family must be command-sponsored.

If you or your family were enrolled in one of these Prime options when  you were on active duty,  you must complete a new enrollment form and send it to your regional contractor or the US Family Health Plan designated provider, preferably before you leave active duty, to re-enroll for the TAMP period, so there is no break in coverage. Your enrollment date is retroactive to your separation date.

If you are eligible for TAMP, but do not reside in a Prime Service Area or US Family Health Plan Service Area, you're automatically covered under TRICARE Standard and Extra or TRICARE Standard Overseas. 

Note: TRICARE Prime Remote and TRICARE Prime Remote Overseas are not available during TAMP. If you were enrolled in one these programs, you will be disenrolled and will be covered by TRICARE Standard and Extra or TRICARE Standard Overseas.

Your Coverage
During TAMP, you and your family are covered as active duty family members and all rules for that beneficiary category apply to you, including any applicable deductibles, cost-shares, and copayments.

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Last Modified:July 9, 2012