Beneficiaries are covered while traveling on business, vacation or when you are moving from one location to another. How to access care when traveling depends on which TRICARE health plan option members are using.
If you are planning to travel, use following checklist to make sure you have everything you need in case you need care when you're traveling:
~Update your (and your family's) information in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS).
Click here to update DEERS
~Get all your current prescriptions filled or refilled.
Pack prescription medications in your carry-on luggage.
Find a network pharmacy where you're traveling (just in case)
~Pack a list of TRICARE customer service numbers that you may need
Click here for a list of TRICARE toll-free numbers
Download the TRICARE Contact Information Wallet Card.
~If enrolled in one of the dental programs, see what requirements you have for getting dental care when traveling:
TRICARE Dental Program
TRICARE Retiree Dental Program
~Save all your health care receipts
Get more info about TRICARE coverage away from home at
http://tricare.mil/mybenefit/"TRICARE 365" highlights some of the facts about TRICARE Management Activity and the healthcare programs that help us to serve our beneficiaries - all 365 days of the year!
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