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Category Archives: Benefits
Tricare Help: Can I be sure fiancée will keep same doctors?
Q. I am an active-duty sailor who is getting married this month. My fiancée has bipolar disorder. She’s concerned about being able to keep her same doctors and therapist when we are married. How can I help her ensure she … Continue reading
Independent survey seeks your input on benefits
A Washington, D.C., think tank has launched a survey to find out which military benefits are most important to service members.
Tricare Help: When it comes to Tricare rumors, remember the facts
Q. I just heard from a friend that Tricare for Life will not be granted to anyone not already enrolled after Oct. 1, 2012. Is there any truth to that?
Lawmakers wary of retirement commission plan
Lawmakers generally seem to agree that standing up an independent commission to study possible reforms to the military retirement system is a good idea, but they are less supportive of the fast-track approval process that the Defense Department is seeking … Continue reading
Plank pro: Former Marine George Hood sets record
The Tough Guy of the Week Award goes to former Marine George Hood after surviving his recent grueling pain-a-thon to break the world record for longest plank.
Tricare Help: Will Tricare cover patient’s other co-pay?
Q. If Tricare is secondary to a commercial insurance, will Tricare pay the primary insurance’s co-payment? Our medical practice treated the child of a parent who gave Health Alliance insurance as a primary carrier and Tricare “Active Duty Family Member” … Continue reading
Tricare Help: Do we need a Medicare Advantage Plan?
Q. My wife and I have Tricare for Life and Medicare Parts A and B. I keep seeing commercials for Medicare Advantage plans. Should we get one of those as a backup?
Tricare Help: Can I keep Tricare eligibility after my divorce?
Q. My husband is retired from the Navy. After 26 years of marriage, he now wants to divorce me. We were married for 16 of the years he was on active duty. Will I lose my Tricare eligibility when we … Continue reading
Tricare soon may cover substance treatments
The Defense Department is proposing to allow Tricare to pay for medical treatment and therapy programs using drug substitution therapy.
CVS seeks customers shut out of Walgreens
CVS Pharmacy is capitalizing on the Jan. 1 split between Walgreens and Tricare’s pharmacy benefits company Express Scripts, offering an online service to help customers transfer prescriptions to CVS.