DECEMBER 10, 2025 - Maintaining dental health is a critical part of overall force readiness. Are you on active duty but live far away from your nearest military dental clinic? Or do you need dental care that your military dental clinic can’t provide? You should know that TRICARE offers the Active Duty Dental Program. This program allows active duty service members to get … [Read more...]
How To File Claims with TRICARE For Life
DECEMBER 6, 2025 - If you have TRICARE For Life, you’ll get health care from Medicare providers. There are certain times you may need to file your own claims with WPS Government Services, the TFL contractor. Here’s what you need to know about when to file claims when you have Medicare and TFL. “Always prepare to show your Medicare card along with your military ID card at any … [Read more...]
Proactive Booking to Improve Specialty Care
DECEMBER 2, 2025 — Walter Reed National Military Medical Center is making it easier for patients to schedule specialty care appointments with a new system called proactive booking. This new method is a more efficient and simplified process designed to get patients seen faster. Launched in September 2025 with Walter Reed’s Orthopedics Department and expanded to include … [Read more...]
Advances to Breast Cancer Care for Military Members
DECEMBER 1, 2025 - The Breast Cancer Research Program plays a leading role in the fight against breast cancer by funding innovative research that will bring an end to the disease. Female breast cancer accounted for the highest cancer incidence rate for the ten leading cancers among active-duty members of the military between 2018 and 2022. Innovative research funded by the BCRP … [Read more...]
Walter’s Way: It All Starts With 8901
NOVEMBER 26, 2025 — Walter Reed National Military Medical Center is transforming the way patients access care with the launch of Walter’s Way, a unified system designed to simplify and enhance every step of the patient experience. Built around the number 8901, Walter’s Way turns what has long been known as Walter Reed’s historic address, 8901 Rockville Pike, into the single … [Read more...]