TRICARE-FOR-LIFE

(There is extensive information at www.rafino.org).

ID CARD:

No Special Registration Needed for Tricare for Life Service officials are advising Medicare-eligible military retirees, spouses and survivors that no special beneficiary card will be needed to receive outpatient care under the Tricare-for-Life program that kicks off October 1. Neither does an existing Uniformed Services Identification card have to be replaced to show eligibility for TFL, regardless of
the medical expiration date shown on the back. A beneficiary needs only the current ID card (validated in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System’s database) and a Medicare card showing participation in Medicare Part B. For such beneficiaries, providers who accept Medicare
patients and are paid by Medicare will also be paid by Tricare. Medicare will pay first and Tricare second or after other health insurance. Medicare-eligible beneficiaries who did not receive an information package can call 1-888-363-5433.

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