MARCH 4, 2024 - Veterans deserve health care that's as commendable as their service. However, getting to appointments can be tough. That's where telehealth steps in, cutting down travel and wait times by bringing medical care online. Imagine a healthcare system that adapts to you, not the other way around. This is what telehealth offers our veterans: Accessible care … [Read more...]
Assistance Available to Help Transitioning Service Members
FEBRUARY 29, 2024 - The Defense Department's Military-Civilian Transition Office is responsible for designing, overseeing and evaluating DOD transition and reintegration programs, which are available to all eligible military members, including National Guard and Reserve, and their families. Taking care of people is a top priority for DOD, said Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. … [Read more...]
Service Members Get New Benefit: Pet Travel Allowance
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Corey Klucker (right) and Senior Airman Jeff Cannella, 721st Aerial Port Squadron passenger service specialists, carry a dog to a commercial aircraft outside the Ramstein Passenger Terminal at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 29, 2020. Pets and kennels weighing in excess of 150 pounds are not accepted for travel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st … [Read more...]
Defense Health Agency Kicks Off Unlock Your Health Campaign
FEBRUARY 20, 2024 - Today, the Defense Health Network-National Capital Region announced the start of a health care awareness campaign titled Unlock Your Health. The campaign, which will run through May 2024, focuses on helping TRICARE beneficiaries understand health care services available to them and how to access care through the NCR’s military hospitals and clinics. “We … [Read more...]
Preventing TRICARE Fraud and Abuse Is Everyone’s Responsibility
FEBRUARY 15, 2024 - Have you heard the term “health care fraud and abuse” and wondered what it means? Health care fraud and abuse occurs when a person or organization deliberately lies or misleads to gain a benefit they shouldn’t receive. It also happens when health care providers bill for services and products that you don’t need or that don’t meet medical standards. Fraud and … [Read more...]