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  • DoD has eased requirements for Tricare Prime enrollees to be able to get the COVID vaccine. Here, Carlton Chase, licensed vocational nurse, prepares to administer the COVID-19 vaccine to Wanda Elaine Brown, medical clerk, at Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, Jan. 26. (Jason W. Edwards/Army)
    DoD makes it easier for millions in Tricare Prime to get COVID shots outside the military without paying

    For Tricare Prime enrollees: When your turn comes to get the COVID vaccination, if it's in the civilian community you won't need a referral.

    Karen Jowers
    6 days ago
  • Working-age retirees should make sure they've paid their newly required enrollment fees for Tricare Select.
    Retiree’s wife: Here’s what to do if you think you’re still covered under Tricare Select

    “My concern is that we thought we had done it all correctly and were never notified of the error. We ended up spending a month scuba diving without health insurance." -- retiree's wife.

    Karen Jowers
    February 19
  • Working age retirees and their family members who were dropped from Tricare Select coverage have until the end of June to reinstate their health care coverage. (DoD)
    124,000 retirees and family members were dropped from Tricare Select. Here’s what you can do

    Nearly 650,000 have made arrangements for paying the new fees to keep their Tricare Select coverage.

    Karen Jowers
    February 18
  • Kathy Roth-Douquet, CEO of Blue Star Families, left, and Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, participate in a town hall. (screenshot via YouTube)
    Fauci, first lady, military leaders urge dubious military families to get the facts on COVID-19 vaccine

    Town hall aims to combat military families' distrust of the COVID vaccine.

    Karen Jowers
    February 4
  • Plan would help retirees who have lost Tricare Select coverage. (Image by Stock)
    Senators want to extend grace period for reinstating tens of thousands of retirees’ lost Tricare Select coverage

    Plan would give retirees a one-year grace period to reinstate Tricare Select.

    Karen Jowers
    February 18
  • Lawmakers want to eliminate the extra Tricare premiums for young adults up to age 26. (Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Markian R. Carreon/Navy)
    Lawmakers introduce plan to eliminate Tricare premiums for adult children under 26

    If it becomes law, this could save some military families up to $459 a month.

    Karen Jowers
    January 28
  • Pharmacy owner sentenced for role in Tricare fraud. (Image by serggn)
    Tricare fraud ‘mastermind’ sentenced to 18 years in prison

    Pharmacy mogul also ordered to pay more than $344 million for role on Tricare fraud.

    Karen Jowers
    January 25
  • Navy Aviation Boatswain’s Mate Airman Austin Pine, of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship Iwo Jima, gets a COVID vaccination Jan. 11, 2021. (Deirdre Smith/Naval Hospital Jacksonville)
    More than a million military retirees, spouses now eligible for COVID vaccination

    Vaccination eligibility depends on your location and situation; here's how to find out about military and civilian vaccination options.

    Karen Jowers
    January 15
  • DoD researchers are recruiting spouses for a new round of study on the effects of military life on spouses. Here, an air crew member from the 391st Fighter Squadron returns from a deployment to Southwest Asia in April, 2019, at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. (Airman 1st Class JaNae Capuno/Air Force)
    Spouses: Help researchers delve into long-term effects of military life

    Long-term DoD spouse study wants to recruit up to 50,000 spouses as it marks its tenth anniversary.

    Karen Jowers
    January 11
  • Retirees who didn't set up their payments for new enrollment fees for Tricare Select will find their coverage is dropped. (Image by Stock)
    Nearly 175,000 military retirees, family members may soon have no Tricare Select coverage

    This may mean a rude awakening for retirees who haven't set up payments for Tricare Select. But DoD is cutting you some slack.

    Karen Jowers
    January 10
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