Retiree’s wife: Here’s what to do if you think you’re still covered under Tricare Select Working-age retirees should make sure they ve paid their newly required enrollment fees for Tricare Select. An Army retiree’s wife has a warning for other retirees and their family members: Check to make sure you are still covered under Tricare Select even if you set up payments for the new enrollment fees last year. “I would highly recommend anyone who believes they are enrolled in Tricare Select to verify their enrollment is active, or at least verify the monthly withdrawal is happening as expected,” said Constance Hathaway. On Feb. 8, the day before a scheduled medical procedure, she and her husband an Army retiree discovered they no longer had health insurance through Tricare West although they had set up their automatic payment in October.
NMFA WELCOMES TWO NEW MEMBERS TO ITS BOARD OF GOVERNORS
NMFA WELCOMES TWO NEW MEMBERS TO ITS BOARD OF GOVERNORS
The National Military Family Association announces the appointment of
General Hawk Carlisle, USAF (Ret) and
Jack White to its Board of Governors. With five decades of military service between them and extensive professional expertise, Carlisle and White have demonstrated clear leadership and commitment to the military family community.
General Herbert “Hawk” Carlisle is a 39-year Air Force veteran and command pilot. He currently serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA). Prior to his retirement from military service, Carlisle’s last assignment was as commander, Air Combat Command at Langley Air Force Base.
Most dependents qualify for one eye exam a year with Tricare coverage. (Stock photo)
Tricare often seems like a never-ending puzzle. Military spouses struggle to figure out what is covered, which provider they can see, and what has changed since the last time they visited the doctor.
Vision coverage is a little easier to understand if you have Tricare Prime and no additional insurance.
What does Tricare cover for vision?
When it comes to eye coverage, Tricare vision benefits may cover exams or other services, depending on your age, your coverage and your beneficiary status.
As an active-duty family member, you get one routine eye exam each year. One well-child eye exam for those between the ages of 3 and 6 is covered every two years to screen for amblyopia (lazy eye) and strabismus (crossed eyes) at no cost. But that s pretty much it. If you need more exams or appointments, you may be able to get them after a referral from your primary care manager.
Our Call to the New Administration: Put Military Families First
President Joseph Biden and Dr. Jill Biden hold their hands over their hearts for the Pledge of Allegiance during the 59th Presidential Inauguration in Washington D.C., Jan. 20, 2021. (Kevin Tanenbaum/DoD)
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Ashish Vazirani is executive director and CEO of the National Military Family Association.
As an organization that has stood behind military families for more than 50 years, the National Military Family Association, or NMFA, knows that the challenges they face aren t getting any easier.
The issues military families experience have been exacerbated by 20 years of continuous war and now the pandemic. And there s no escape: Families across the services active-duty and reserve components, all branches, ranks and grades need the Biden administration s support so they can continue to support their service members.
Here’s how much you’re saving in military commissaries January 26 Socially-distanced, masked shoppers wait to pay for their groceries April 16, 2020, inside the commissary at Travis Air Force Base, Calif. (Tech. Sgt. James Hodgman/Air Force) After a couple of years of increases, commissary savings slipped in U.S. stores in 2020, according to results from the most recent commissary savings report. Savings in U.S. commissaries decreased by 1.2 points down to 21.1 percent in 2020 from the 22.3 percent savings calculated in 2019. Commissary officials compare prices in each geographic area to determine how much, on average, a commissary shopper could expect to save on grocery purchases compared with local commercial grocers in that area outside the gate.