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TRICARE Extends OTC Medication Project
TRICARE’s over-the-counter medication demonstration project has been extended by one year. The program allows TRICARE beneficiaries to substitute over-the-counter (OTC) versions of certain prescription drugs.
Webinar on MiCare, Personal Health Records
The Military Health System is moving closer to providing all its beneficiaries with MiCARE, a portable personal health record. The personal health record will allow beneficiaries to control and determine how they share their health information.
New, Improved TRICARE Pharmacy Benefits
The TRICARE Management Activity is introducing significant new enhancements to beneficiaries as it combines its mail-order and retail pharmacy contracts into one new contract called TRICARE Pharmacy.
Telemental Services Helps TRICARE Patients
Behavioral health care is now closer and more convenient than ever following the introduction of TRICARE’s telemental health program. TRICARE’s telemental health program uses real-time telecommunication technologies to bring behavioral health care closer to the people who need it most.Military Health System to Host H1N1 Web Hall
The Military Health System (MHS) is hosting a one-hour Web-based town hall on Nov. 10 at 3 p.m. EST to answer questions about novel H1N1 influenza.TRICARE Announces H1N1 Immunization Policy
Immunizations against the H1N1 virus will soon be available, and people are eager to take precautions. Tricare Prime, Standard and Extra beneficiaries can get their shots from network and non-network providers without paying a deductible or making a co-payment.Surgeon General Emphasizes Access To Care
The medical care provided in Army hospitals and clinics is regarded as among the best in the world. All entitled beneficiaries want to receive the care they have earned, and sometimes that means demand exceeds supply, especially when Army medics also must support an Army at war.
TRICARE Reaches to Ease Post-Deployment Stress
What do you do when you think a loved one or friend may be having difficulty readjusting to life on the home front following an overseas deployment? For TRICARE beneficiaries the answer to this, and many other behavioral health questions.TRICARE Inpatient Costs Increase for Fiscal Year 2010
For the coming fiscal year 2010, which runs from Oct. 1, 2009 to Sept. 30, 2010, the increase for some out-of-pocket costs paid by TRICARE Standard beneficiaries at civilian hospitals for inpatient care and inpatient behavioral health services is small.Breast Cancer Screening: Early Detection is Key
Almost 1.5 million people in the United States will be diagnosed with cancer in 2009. For American women, breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths.TRICARE Area Office Europe Changes Title
TRICARE Area Office (TAO) Europe has changed its name to TRICARE Area Office Eurasia-Africa. The new title does not add any new territory to the area the TAO supports, but rather recognizes the office’s responsibilities extend far beyond the European continent.TRICARE Provides Options to Help Weight Issues
TRICARE beneficiaries whose weight poses a serious health risk have surgical alternatives available to them. For those who medically qualify, TRICARE covers gastric bypass, gastric stapling and gastroplasty procedures including vertical banded gastroplasty and laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding, commonly known as Lap-Band surgery.TriCare to Change Payment Method
TriCare Prime will soon require beneficiaries to make their payment electronically. When these changes become effective, TriCare will only accept checks to ensure beneficiaries make their first payment is while establishing electronic payments.Military Health System Launches Profiles
The Military Health System (MHS) this week announces a new addition to its range of communications tools: MHS Profiles.Study Finds Fewer Health Disparities in DoD
A recent study found fewer ethnic and racial health disparities among TRICARE beneficiaries than in Americans who use other parts of the U.S. health care system. TRICARE is the Department of Defense’s (DoD) health care benefit covering service members, retirees and their dependents.
TRICARE Standard Pays to be Preventive
Obtaining clinical preventive services helps prevent illness before major health problems occur. Section 711 of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2009 encourages eligible TRICARE Standard beneficiaries to use preventive health services.Tricare Programs Offer Online Counseling
Servicemembers and family members in the States can now see marriage counselors and psychologists online from home, thanks to two new Tricare programs.
Health Insurance Reform & TRICARE
One of the President’s top priorities since coming into office has been to give our veterans "the care they were promised and the benefits that they have earned."TRICARE, JTF Uphold Medical Mainstays
The new director of Tricare Management Activity (TMA) received a briefing of the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) process and then toured the construction sites of the future Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) Aug. 10.
GIs Can Find a Sympathetic Ear Online
Soldiers who need somebody to talk to, any time of the day or night, can turn to the TRICARE Assistance Program.Most Popular
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