April 16, 2018 Introducing Qualifying Life Events: Changes in your life may mean changes to your TRICARE options When life changes for you and your family, your TRICARE options may also change. With TRICARE, certain life events (like moving due to a permanent change of station, getting married or divorced, adopting or having a baby, becoming Medicare eligible or losing health coverage) are called Qualifying
Oct. 12, 2017 Take command with TRICARE changes: Enrollments shifting from fiscal to calendar year starting in January 2018 Starting Jan. 1, 2018, cost changes for TRICARE benefits transition from a fiscal year period to a calendar year period. Changing from fiscal year (Oct. 1 – Sept. 30) to calendar year (Jan. 1 – Dec. 31) makes the TRICARE benefit consistent with civilian health plans. The change will largely affect