Nurse Advice Line Provides Medical Expertise, Peace of Mind

The Nurse Advice Line (NAL) provides valuable medical advice by telephone to military personnel and their families to determine the level of emergency care needed, whether it’s taking care of an issue at home, scheduling a regular medical appointment, or visiting the emergency room right away.

TRICARE Revises Compound Drug Coverage

Starting May 1, 2015, Express Scripts, the TRICARE pharmacy contractor, will screen all ingredients in compound drug claims to ensure they are safe and effective, and covered by TRICARE.

Affordable Health Care Act and Service Members

Mark Ellis, Senior Health Care Program Analyst at the Defense Health Agency, sheds some light on the Affordable Health Care Act which remains confusing for many.

TRICARE Patients Must Attest to Health Care Coverage

All U.S. citizens, including service members, retirees and their families, must report health care coverage on their 2014 taxes

E-Prescribing – Coming Soon to a Military Pharmacy Near You!

E-prescribing helps military pharmacies serve beneficiaries better.

Quit Smoking and Breathe Easier

Imagine fighting to breathe every moment of the day, whether you’re sitting, standing or lying down. That’s what it’s like to have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

TRICARE Preventive Health

This TRICARE TV Episode discusses TRICARE's preventive health benefits.

Practice Good Medication Habits During Health Literacy Month

October is the Military Health System’s Health Literacy month, an opportunity for members of the military and other TRICARE beneficiaries to take stock of their medication habits.

ASD HA Memorandum 14-022 Policy Memorandum to Establish 2015 Premium Rates for the TRICARE Young Adult Program

TRICARE Young Adult (TYA) premium rates are established annually on a calendar year (CY) basis in accordance with Title 10, United States Code, Section 111Ob and Title 32, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 199.26. TYA monthly premiums for CY 2015 shall be the rates listed in this document.

• Identification #: 14-022
• Date: 9/17/2014
• Type: Memorandums
• Topics: TRICARE Health Program, Access, Cost, Quality, and Safety

Establishing TRICARE Reserve Select and TRICARE Retired Reserve Rates for 2015 Calendar Year

ASD (HA) Memorandum 14-015 - Establishing TRICARE Reserve Select and TRICARE Retired Reserve Rates for 2015 Calendar Year. This memorandum establishes the Calendar Year 2015 premium rates for TRICARE Reserve Select and TRICARE Retired Reserve as specified in the attachment. This information can be found at www.TRICARE.mil/trs and www.TRICARE.mil/trr.

• Identification #: 14-015
• Date: 8/15/2014
• Type: Memorandums
• Topics: Access to Health Care, TRICARE Health Program

Procedures on Responsibility of Dispensing Prescriptions at MTF Pharmacies 14-004

This memorandum clarifies procedures relating to Health Affairs Policy 04-032, "TRICARE Pharmacy Benefit Program Formulary Management," dated December 22, 2004, which remains in effect. Specifically, this memorandum is addressed to all military treatment facility (MTF) providers and pharmacies. It revalidates the requirement for MTFs to provide medications prescribed by MTF providers and restates procedures for obtaining 3rd tier (Nonformulary) and compounded medications for patients treated at MTFs.

• Identification #: 14-004
• Date: 2/28/2014
• Type: Memorandums
• Topics: Access to Health Care, TRICARE Health Program

Evaluation of the TRICARE Program Fiscal Year 2014 Report to Congress

The Evaluation of the TRICARE Program: Access, Cost, and Quality, Fiscal Year 2014 Report to Congress is provided by the TRICARE Management Activity (TMA)/Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO)—Defense Health Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (DHCAPE), in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) (OASD/HA).This evaluation report presents results trended over at least the most recent three fiscal years, where programs are mature and data permit. MHS cost, quality, and access data are compared with corresponding comparable civilian benchmarks, such as comparing beneficiary-reported access and experience to results from the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) survey sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), comparing our quality measures to the national expectations and results of the Joint Commission, and comparing healthrisky behavior to Healthy People 2020 objectives.

What is TRICARE?

Watch an overview of TRICARE, the Military Health Plan serving our Uniformed Service members, retirees and their family members.

Evaluation of the TRICARE Program: Access, Cost, and Quality

S 1124, NDAA Conference Report for FY 1996, 104-450, Sec. 717

Guidelines for Suspension and Reinstatement of TRICARE Reserve Select Coverage 12-009

This memorandum clarifies the procedures under title 32 of the Code of Federal Regulations, section 199.24(d)(3) for suspending TRICARE Reserve Select (TRS) coverage for up to 12 months and, upon request from a TRS member/survivor request, lifting the suspension, which will reinstate coverage with no break.

• Identification #: 12-009
• Date: 9/24/2012
• Type: Memorandums
• Topics: Access, Cost, Quality, and Safety, Access to Health Care, TRICARE Health Program