If you have Tricare, did you know......

jeepdoctor · Post by **jeepdoctor** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 10:50 pm

Linda 3032 said, "Jeep - would it be possible to copy the letter and either post it here or send it in an email?

Since we are in the same region and both Standard, this has to be a latest revision to Tricare rules - yet another one.

The last revision lasted from Jan. 1, 2006 until April 31, 2006 --- a whole 3 months.

I wish they would make up their dang minds.

Did they make you "rent" instead of buy?" Answer: I started out renting because I didn't know better. The supervisor I talked to at Tricare said purchasing was my option, and would be reimbursed if I used a Tricare-approved supplier.

RESPONSE: I have made a .pdf of the Tricare letter. PM me with your email address and I will send it to you.

Patrick A · Post by **Patrick A** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 12:19 am

Boy from the horror stories I'm glad that I have BC/BS FEHB and Medicare.

Arkanoid · Post by **Arkanoid** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 7:52 am

I am TriCare Prime so I have a bit of a different set of rules from the Standard folks. But as a whole, I am happy (as much as anything else) with them. Granted they are strange in some areas, but they sure beat the insurance in the places I have worked since retiring from the Air Force.

After all of those years in, a little more government confusion is normal

jeepdoctor · Post by **jeepdoctor** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 8:26 am

Arkanoid said, "...they sure beat the insurance in the places I have worked since retiring from the Air Force."

My experience is the same.

dllfo · Post by **dllfo** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 9:04 am

Hey...with all their idiosyncrasies, overall, I am pleased with them.

Healthnet, Foundations Health Care and others were about the same.

There are some GREAT things about Tricare...and like any other program, there are some things I wish we could change.

I think the best advice in here for Tricare is to email them for info. I don't know if that will help us in the event we are misled, spend money, then are told Tricare won't pay for something, but on one ever said life is fair.

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