click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Tricare Choices
Tricare Choices at a Glance
Question | Answer |
---|---|
What is the computerized database of the DoD that is used to determine TRICARE eligibility? | DEERS |
As a Reserve when you are called to active duty for more than _____consecutive days (under federal orders), you and your family members become eligible for TRICARE? | 30 days |
Eligibility ends at age ___ unless the child is a full time student and then eligibility ends at age ____? | 21 and 23 |
Dependent parents and parents-in-law are only eligible for? | Tricare-Plus |
Which program is the most flexible and is a fee for service option? | Tricare Standard |
Which program allows beneficiaries to self refer to specialists? | Tricare Standard |
What is the catastrophic cap for active duty families? and for everyone else? | $1000 for active duty $3000 for everyone else. |
Active duty family members pay ___% of charges. Retirees pay ___% of charges under Standard? | 20% and 25% |
What program allows Tricare Prime enrollees to see specialists without a referral from their PCM? | Point-of-Service-Option |
Cost share for POS option is ___% | 50% |
Enrollment fee for retired Tricare Prime candidates is $___ for individual and $___? | $230 and $460 |
What is Tricare Prime? | Managed care option, similar to a civilian HMO. |
Active duty member are required to be enrolled in? | Tricare-Prime |
How far away does the MTF have to be for the members to qualify for Tricare Remote? | 50 miles or an hour's drive |
In which three overseas areas is Tricare Prime offered? | Europe Pacific, Latin America, Canada |
What is Tricare Standard? | The basic TRICARE health program offering comprehensive health care coverage for people not enrolled in Prime. |
Standard member are required to pay for? | A yearly deductible, Co-payments, Medications, Outpatient care, Inpatient care |
What is Tricare for Life? | A Medicare wrap around coverage. |
Who is eligible for Tricare for Life? | Medicare entitled uniform service retirees. |
To be eligible for Tricare for life you must enroll in? | Medicare Part B |
Eligible Reserve Component members are entitled up to ______ days of Tricare benefits prior to mobilization? | 90 days |
Eligible Reserve Component members are entitled up to ____ days of coverage following separation from active duty? | 180 days |
What program is TRICARE an enhancement to? | Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS) |
What cost charges does TRICARE manage? | It manages the cost sharing charges for medically necessary civilian services and supplies required in the diagnosis and treatment of illness or injury. |
When is TRICARE utilized? | When the required services are not available from the direct care system of the Department of Defense treatment facilities or designated MTFs/DTFs. |
Where can you find Information regarding the TRICARE Dental Program? | TRICARE Dental Program Benefit Booklet or the DoD TRICARE Dental Program homepage. |
If enrollment for TRICARE PRIME and TPR/TPRADFM is received by the 20th of the month, when will become effective? | The first of the following month. |
If an individual disenrolls from TRICARE PRIME, how long would he/she have to wait before he/she can enroll again? What paygrade does this apply to mainly? | A) 12 months. B) E-5 and above. |
Beneficiaries age 65 and over become eligible for Medicare Part A, they can use ________ if they purchase _________ | TRICARE For Life; Medicare Part B |
How long do reserve component members must stay on active duty in order to be eligible for TRICARE? And, what type of order must they possess? | 30 Days and they must have Federal orders |