its me again and im still confused...
here are my questions..

>what is the coverage of my TRICARE insurance? in case something happen to me.. like an operation.. is it covered?

>if i want to get the tricare prime (or whatever package that covers everything) will i need to pay?

> i didnt sign up anything about tricare.. when i use it..what will i show at the health care institution (when the ime comes that i need to use it)?

> my husband said i need to go to a tricare office near me to enrol. but he didnt have that much time to explain the procedure (well his also confused about it),,

> is there a way that i can enrol through phone or internet..

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THE ANSERS.. GOD BLESS AND GUIDE OUR SOLDIERS...

with Tricare there is 2 "packages"

Standard is where you go to an approved civilian provider/clinic/hospital and have a yearly deductible and co-pay for each visit. If you need something done and it is approved then it is done, covered, except for your co-pay.

Prime is where you go to a MTF (Military Treatment Facility) and are assigned a PCM (Primary Care Manager). There is no cost to you and if you need something done it is done. There could be a small fee for meals of like $12 a day at some locations.

Your Military ID card and the last 4 digits of his SSN are what you need. With Standard if he has just started then you can get away with just the last 4 because you don't have your ID card. If you go with Prime you can get a Tricare Card in the mail to show.

You can't change to Prime via the phone. You will have to go to the closest Tricare office or fax in the paperwork. Go to the website to find the closest one. Because it is now after the 20th, Prime coverage will not start until the 1st of October.

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Originally posted by Navywifeinparadise:
Prime is where you go to a MTF (Military Treatment Facility) and are assigned a PCM (Primary Care Manager).

unless prime remote.

You can get all the forms on line and mail them in on your own for prime, no office needed (just helps get them counted faster if it's close to the 20th). I have no idea where the closest Office is to me. Guessing Leavenworth, but I've never been there.

depending on the procedure, it may not be covered.