TRICARE Offers a No Stress Guide to New Parents

FALLS CHURCH, Va.-  New parents should be enjoying their new baby, not worrying about health care.  TRICARE Management Activity (TMA) provides essential health care information for parents on its Web site.

The Life Events section at www.tricare.mil guides parents-to-be from maternity to pre-teen health care.  The site includes information about prenatal, post partum, pre-adoption, adoption and well-child care.

One of the first and most important steps is enrolling your newborn in the Defense Eligibility and Enrollment Response System (DEERS).  The TRICARE site shows parents how to effectively navigate the enrollment process, a crucial step that gets a child into the system where they can be recognized as an eligible beneficiary. 

Parents can find essential information about their child’s dental health at www.tricaredentalprogram.com.  Here, TRICARE conveys dental program options and enrollment information, and answers questions about oral care for children.

The effort to provide new parents with health care options is part of TRICARE’s recognition of April as the “Month of the Military Child.”  TRICARE, along with other military organizations and installations, is showing its support for military children during this month and all year long.

To find more family resources visit the Military Spouse Network.