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Karen Ruedisueli: Good morning. Nice to be on with you today. Tom Temin: And you’re also speaking on behalf of the coalition itself, correct? Karen Ruedisueli: I am, yes, together with Eileen Huck from the National Military Family Association. I co-chair TMC’s health care committee, and we developed the flutter that went to Secretary of Defense Austin. Tom Temin: Alright. And the top issue in that letter is increases in TRICARE fees that have occurred after several years of congressional and bureaucratic reorganizations of the whole military health care system itself. Tell us basically wh...

119,000 Retired Military Beneficiaries Still Haven't Set Up Payment Plans for Tricare Select Commander, Navy Region Mid-Atlantic holds the annual Retiree Summit and Career Fair at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, November 1, 2019. (U.S. Navy/Spencer Layne) 16 Mar 2021 Military family advocates are worried that some beneficiaries dropped from the Defense Department's Tricare Select health program in January won't know they don't have health coverage until they go see a doctor. These beneficiaries -- working-age military retirees and their family members who were enrolled in t...

Tricare Users Frustrated by Lack of Information on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability Kesha Ladd, Fort Campbell High School teacher, foreground, receives a COVID-19 vaccination, Feb. 12, from Patsey Simmons, licensed practical nurse, while Kimberly Butts, FCHS guidance counselor, reviews information with Sgt. Tametra Jalomo, medic assigned to Blanchfield Army Community Hospital. (Ethan Steinquest/U.S. Army) 19 Feb 2021 In El Paso, Texas, Fort Bliss officials have set up a second COVID-19 vaccination site for military personnel and eligible Tricare beneficiaries, including those age 65 and older, a...

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 happenin...

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-du...