NOVEMBER 11, 2024 – Have you considered changing your family’s TRICARE health plan for 2025? Now is your opportunity. TRICARE Open Season starts today, Nov. 11, and runs through Tuesday, Dec. 10. TRICARE Open Season is the annual period when anyone enrolled in or eligible for TRICARE Prime, the US Family Health Plan, or TRICARE Select can change their TRICARE health plan. … [Read more...]
TRICARE Dental Program Premiums Decrease
NOVEMBER 1, 2024 – If you’re enrolled in the TRICARE Dental Program, your TDP monthly premiums will decrease for coverage effective Nov. 1. These new rates will remain in effect until Feb. 28, 2025. “TDP premium rates change periodically,” said Douglas Elsesser, a program analyst with the Dental Program Section of the TRICARE Health Plan at the Defense Health Agency. “This … [Read more...]
TRICARE Open Season Begins Nov. 11
OCTOBER 26, 2024 – TRICARE Open Season begins Monday, Nov. 11—that’s just a few weeks away. If you’re a TRICARE beneficiary, this is the time when you can enroll in a health plan or change health plans for coverage that starts Jan. 1, 2025. You can make these changes through Tuesday, Dec. 10. “TRICARE Open Season is your chance to review your options and make any changes to … [Read more...]
TRICARE Claim Form Updated
OCTOBER 25, 2024 – Have you ever had to get care while living or traveling overseas? Perhaps you had to pay up front and needed to file a claim for reimbursement. If you’ve submitted a claim for reimbursement, then you may be familiar with the TRICARE claim form, Patient’s Request for Medical Payment (DD Form 2642). In September 2024, this form was updated to include fields … [Read more...]
TRICARE Enrollment Freeze Happening Oct. 25
OCTOBER 22, 2024 – The Defense Health Agency today announced an upcoming global enrollment freeze affecting the TRICARE Beneficiary Web Enrollment portal and Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System, or DEERS, due to preparations for the new TRICARE contract transition. The freeze will occur October 25–27, 2024. During the freeze: DEERS Online Enrollment System … [Read more...]