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From Chuck Weber, your Veteran Service Officer... |
TRICARE Changes Update
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Upcoming
Ones Which May Affect You |
The
Military Health System (MHS) is modernizing TRICARE to better serve you
and respond to changes in law and policy. Most provisions will go into
effect on January 1, 2018, with full implementation occurring on January
1, 2019. You will find changes that may affect you at
https://tricare.mil/About/Changes
and below. TRICARE is still finalizing some policies and will
update their page when additional details become available. Check back
frequently. You can also sign up for Email Updates by going to https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USMHSTMA/subscriber/new?topic_id=USMHSTMA_347. Health Plans
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TRICARE Standard and
TRICARE Extra will become the new TRICARE Select plan.
·
TRICARE Prime and other
TRICARE plans will undergo additional changes.
·
TRICARE For Life
(Medicare wrap-around coverage) won’t change. Costs
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You may need to pay an
enrollment fee, depending on your plan and when you became eligible for
TRICARE.
·
Some costs will change
annually starting on Jan. 1, 2018. Enrollment
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You will be automatically
enrolled on Jan. 1, 2018 if you already have a plan or are eligible for
TRICARE on Dec. 31, 2017.
·
After Jan. 1, 2018, you
must enroll in a TRICARE plan to get or change coverage. Stateside Regions and Contractors
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The North and South
regions will become the new East region Under the new regional
contracts, the East Region is a merger of the North and South Regions
and includes: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of
Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa (Rock Island area),
Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan,
Mississippi, Missouri (St. Louis area), New Hampshire, New Jersey, New
York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South
Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (excluding El Paso area), Vermont, Virginia,
West Virginia, and Wisconsin..
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The West region Alaska,
Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa (excludes Rock Island
arsenal area), Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri (except St. Louis area),
Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South
Dakota, Texas (southwestern corner including El Paso), Utah, Washington
and Wyoming. will remain the same.
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Your regional contractors
may change. Accessing Care
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Certain urgent care and
primary care providers will offer extended hours.
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Technological
improvements will improve access. What’s Covered
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You can expect expanded coverage. What You Need to Do Now
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Update your information
in DEERS
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Check your current
information. This includes your address, email address, and phone number
in DEERS.
·
Update new information.
Did you have a significant life event? This includes if you activated
Called or ordered to active duty service for more than 30 days in a
row., retired, separated, had or adopted a baby, got married or
divorced, etc.
·
Update your payment
information if you use electronic payments Beginning Oct. 1, 2017
(You will be contacted by your regional contractor.) When Is This Happening?
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The new network provider
directories will be available beginning Nov. 1, 2017. Check
if your current provider is in network.
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You’ll be notified by
your regional contractor Beginning Nov. 1, 2017 if you’re being assigned
a new Primary Care Manager.
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New East and West
regional contractor’s call center will be open beginning Nov. 20, 2017
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The processing of new
enrollments will be delayed during December as we files are transferred
to new regional contractors December 201
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Explanation of Benefits
(EOB) are going paperless Jan 1, 2018. They will be available
electronically only unless you specifically request to receive them by
mail.
[Source: TRICARE Communications | August
18, 2017 ++] |
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