by Mark Wasserbauer | Mar 28, 2018 | Benefits, Medical
This week, officials from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), in partnership with the Defense Health Agency (DHA) and the Department of Defense (DoD), announced that the Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP) will be offered for the...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Mar 28, 2018 | Benefits, Medical
On January 1, TRICARE’s three TRICARE Regional Offices were combined into two, East and West, and two new managed care support contractors (MCSC), Health Net Federal Service and Humana, respectively, began administering care to TRICARE beneficiaries in those...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Nov 14, 2017 | Benefits, Insurance, Medical
“On Jan. 1, 2018, there are a number of changes coming to your TRICARE benefit. This includes a change to the current TRICARE regions. The current three regions (North, South and West) will become two regions (East and West). There will be new regional...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Aug 20, 2017 | Benefits, Medical, Veterans
Pharmacy Automatic Refill Changes: Beginning Sept. 1, 2017, Express Scripts will need annual consent from patients who want to receive automatic refills of maintenance medications enrolled in the TRICARE Pharmacy Home Delivery program. When the last refill of a...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Jun 18, 2017 | Benefits, Medical
Starting Oct. 1, Tricare beneficiaries with long-term prescriptions for brand-name medications to treat chronic conditions will need to fill them by mail or through a military pharmacy. Under an interim rule published by the Defense Department on Aug. 6, Tricare will...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Apr 6, 2017 | Medical
Military.com reported last week that dentists in several states are warning reimbursement rate decreases in the new Tricare dental contract will force providers to stop participating TRICARE. Dentists will then pass on higher out-of-pocket costs to active duty, Guard...
