Here are several tips about your TRICARE benefits if you travel this holiday season: (1) be sure to download and keep the contact wallet card; (2) in an emergency, go to the nearest emergency room; (3) stateside, you can contact the TRICARE Nurse Advice Line at 1-800-TRICARE (874-2273), Option 1, for medical advice in non-emergency situations; (4) for dental care, if you are enrolled in the TRICARE Dental Program and traveling stateside, call Metlife for a participating dentist at 1-855-638-8371. Overseas beneficiaries can call 1-855-638-8372; (5) if you are enrolled in the TRICARE Retiree Dental Program and traveling stateside find a dentist by calling Delta Dental at 1-888-838-8737; (6) if you are overseas call the AT&T USADirect Access Number +866-721- 8737 to find a dentist; (7) for advice on filling your prescriptions while traveling, call the TRICARE Pharmacy contractor, Express Scripts, Inc. for advice at: 1-877-363-1303 (stateside) or 1-866-275-4732 (overseas, where toll-free service is available).
For more on TRICARE, visit the Military.com TRICARE section.
