Another thing not talked about on this site...
Yet again, something I was blindsided by at my pre-retirement briefing today... duhn-duh-duh............................... TRICARE!
Okies, another stupidly confusing subject that has to be waded through...
I don't have the mental capacity to go over these three options, but will continue on tomorrow I think...
Tricare Prime, Tricare Life, Tricare Standard with Tricare Extra
What in the hell do we choose? "Well Bob, that's a good question!"
Ok... starting with the basic run through and will get complicated in later posts...
1. Everyone seperating receives Tricare Prime for free for 180 days after seperation, common knowledge.
2. Everyone MEB gets automatically enrolled into Tricare Standard when they get their blue i.d. card... Shocked!?!?! I was because no one has told us this! BTW, it's free until you go see doc, then pay co-pays.... deductables at $3000 per year.
3. Those enrolled into Tricare Standard can upgrade to Tricare Extra, and get better co-pays on certain things.
4. If your spouse has Medicare, they HAVE to have both Part A and Part B for Tricare for Life, if you want that. Can switch to Tricare Prime from what they said...
5. Tricare Prime- If you live with-in a 30 minute radius of a major Army hospital, you have to have Prime... Don't ask me why, this is what they said...
6. Tricare Prime- Even though it is around $520 yearly premium (goes up every year) it is WAY better than Standard and Extra in my opinion.
7. Tricare Prime- You have to enroll while still on active duty before you seperate, why? I don't understand their thought...
Input would be greatly appreciated!!!
Yet again, something I was blindsided by at my pre-retirement briefing today... duhn-duh-duh............................... TRICARE!
Okies, another stupidly confusing subject that has to be waded through...
I don't have the mental capacity to go over these three options, but will continue on tomorrow I think...
Tricare Prime, Tricare Life, Tricare Standard with Tricare Extra
What in the hell do we choose? "Well Bob, that's a good question!"
Ok... starting with the basic run through and will get complicated in later posts...
1. Everyone seperating receives Tricare Prime for free for 180 days after seperation, common knowledge.
2. Everyone MEB gets automatically enrolled into Tricare Standard when they get their blue i.d. card... Shocked!?!?! I was because no one has told us this! BTW, it's free until you go see doc, then pay co-pays.... deductables at $3000 per year.
3. Those enrolled into Tricare Standard can upgrade to Tricare Extra, and get better co-pays on certain things.
4. If your spouse has Medicare, they HAVE to have both Part A and Part B for Tricare for Life, if you want that. Can switch to Tricare Prime from what they said...
5. Tricare Prime- If you live with-in a 30 minute radius of a major Army hospital, you have to have Prime... Don't ask me why, this is what they said...
6. Tricare Prime- Even though it is around $520 yearly premium (goes up every year) it is WAY better than Standard and Extra in my opinion.
7. Tricare Prime- You have to enroll while still on active duty before you seperate, why? I don't understand their thought...
Input would be greatly appreciated!!!