TRICARE

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TRICARE

• Service member and DEERS enrolled dependents
  receive 180 days of TRICARE Standard care through
  the Transition Assistance Management Program
  (TAMP) after Release From Active Duty (REFRAD)
• TAMP includes dental care, if the service member
  and dependents had previously been enrolled. SM
  must re-enroll self and family in United
  Concordia before TAMP expires for continuous care

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Tricare Reserve Select

• Premium Based Health Care Insurance
• SM must enroll and pay premium before TAMP
  expires
• Takes Effect After 180 Days Of TAMP
• 81 For Single Soldier And 253 For A Family
• 90 Days of Active Duty 1 Year Of TRS
• Must maintain membership in the National Guard

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WHOSE ELIGIBLE?

• Members of the National Guard and Reserve
  Components and their DEERS enrolled dependents
• Must have been in a Contingency Operation i.e.
  OIF, OEF on Title 10 Active Duty Orders
• Those that have served 90 days or more of Active
  Duty

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PREAUTHORIZATION

• Must be obtained if referred for specialty care
• Obtained through doctors office
• If referral is for immediate tests, doctors
  office can obtain telephonically before procedure
  is completed
• If referral is for follow up care, doctors
  office will request. Schedule appointment 15
  days out. If you do not receive preauthorization
  letter by Day 10, call TriWest at 1-888-874-9378.
  Have sponsors SSN and date preauthorization was
  requested and by whom.

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Billing Problems

• Contact 1-888-TRIWEST (1-888-874-9378)
• Have Explanation Of Benefits (EOB)
• Have medical bills
• May be a timing issue
• Check DEERS enrollment and status. SSG Cody
  Lindstrom 701-333-3072