We have good news if you’ve been dealing with pain from fractured vertebrae. TRICARE recently approved two minimally invasive back surgeries: percutaneous vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty. Either may replace the more invasive spinal fusion procedure.
Combat veterans will receive readjustment counseling and other assistance in 39 additional communities across the country where the VA will develop Vet Centers by fall 2009.
The Department of Veterans Affairs and TRICARE both launched new services in the past year, to make filling prescription benefits easier for servicemembers and veterans.
TRICARE continues to cover more procedures and and prescriptions with their insurance and pharmacy benefits.
More than 450 disabled veterans, including nearly 120 recently injured during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom (OIF/OEF), will ski the Rocky Mountains at the 22nd National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic in Snowmass Village, Colo., March 30 - April 4, 2008.
TRICARE For Life (TFL) beneficiaries now can print a copy of their Explanation of Benefits (EOB) from home. Also beginning in January 2008, monthly summaries are the only paper EOB's that beneficiaries will receive with two exceptions.
You may see your travel reimbursement more than double this year if you travel to VA medical facilities for health care. Find out if you are eligible for this benefit.
Many people are unaware of the differences between medical care coverage under Medicare/TRICARE and Long Term Care (LTC). MOAA's Benefits Information Department experts help clear up some of the confusion.
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Eligible TRICARE Supplement claims will now be filed electronically, saving you time and involving less paperwork!
The National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2006 broadens the transitional survivor status payment rate for surviving children of servicemembers who died while serving on active duty for more than 30 days.
TRICARE beneficiaries can get help with life's challenges through a new online resource called ActiveSolutions. Information is offered in both English and Spanish and includes access to benefits and behavioral health program information, as well as interactive self-assessment and health risk assessment tools.