Healthcare Plans
We understand the importance of securing health insurance for you and your family. We've outlined various healthcare plans including Tricare Prime, Tricare Select, and Tricare Reserve Select.
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Tricare Prime
Tricare Prime is like a civilian health maintenance organization, or HMO. Users are assigned a primary care manager and must get referrals to access specialty care. User costs depend on military service status. For example, an active-duty family enrolled in Tricare Prime pays no fees so long as they follow referral rules, but retiree families do pay out of pocket.
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Tricare Select
Tricare Select is like a civilian preferred provider organization, or PPO. Users can select their own primary care manager and self-refer to specialists. While some provider appointments, such as well-child visits, carry no fees, others do.
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Tricare Reserve Select
Tricare Reserve Select is a plan for traditional Guard and reservists and functions exactly like Tricare Select, with one significant difference: Users must pay a monthly premium.