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Unlock your health by understanding how TRICARE For Life works with Medicare
October 4, 2024 — Are you approaching Medicare eligibility? Unlock your health by understanding how TRICARE For Life works with Medicare and plan your coverage effectively, while avoiding out-of-pocket costs... MORE

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How to get urgent care under your TRICARE health plan
January 18, 2022 — Do you have an injury or illness that isn’t quite serious enough for a trip to the emergency room? This might be the right time to go to an urgent care center. Most TRICARE beneficiaries can go to an urgent care center whenever they need to. You just want to be sure to check out and follow the urgent care rules for your health plan... MORE

TRICARE For Life expert discusses how to get coverage
October 6, 2021 — Oct. 1, 2021, marked the 20th anniversary of TRICARE For Life, or TFL. Congress created TFL as Medicare-wraparound coverage in 2001 in order to extend TRICARE coverage to Medicare-eligible military retirees and their family members... MORE

Open TRICARE For Life Handbook to learn how Medicare, TRICARE work together
June 14, 2021 — Will you be turning age 65 soon? Or are you already eligible for Medicare? If you answered yes to either of these questions, you should check out the TRICARE For Life Handbook... MORE